long interspersed nucleotide element

long interspersed nucleotide element

[¦loŋ ¦in·tər‚spərst ′n ü·klē·ə‚tīd ‚el·ə·mənt] (cell and molecular biology) In mammalian deoxyribonucleic acid, any of the 5-10-kilobase repeated sequences that are grouped with the nonviral retroposons. Abbreviated LINE.