homing of group II introns

id: GO:0006315
name: homing of group II introns
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Lateral transfer of a group II intron to a homologous allele that lacks the intron, mediated by a site-specific endonuclease encoded within the mobile intron; group II introns are self-splicing introns with a conserved secondary structure.

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