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<H2>Description</H2>
<P>
-The retroGene track shows processed mRNAs that have been inserted back
-into the genome since the mouse/human split. RetroGenes can be either
+Retrotransposition is a process involving the copying of DNA by a group
+of enzymes that have the ability to reverse transcribe spliced mRNAs,
+resulting in single-exon copies of genes and sometime chimeric genes.
+RetroGenes can be either
functional genes that have acquired a promoter from a neighboring gene,
non-functional pseudogenes, or transcribed pseudogenes.</P>
<H2>Methods</H2>