ABSTRACT
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The TTAA-specific. short-repeat elements are a group of transposons that share similarity of structure and properties of movement. These elements were originally defined in the order Eepidoptera. but may be common among other animals as well. While the importance of these elements for genetic manipulation has been appreciated only recently, it is ecorning increasingly ap that they will be extremely useful tools for transforination of insects in the orders Diptera. Lepidopiera> and Coleoptera. This chapter outlines the history of these elements from their discovery to their most recent use in the genetic transformation of insects.
