[Diversity of LTR retrotransposons and their role in genome reorganization].

Current views of retrotransposons possessing long terminal repeats (LTRs) are described. The existing classification and element types isolated by genome organization are considered. Experimental data are summarized to demonstrate that the replicative cycle of a retrotransposon is not restricted to a single cell and that LTR retrotransposons are transferred between somatic cells with a rate compar…