The phrase "alternative transposition" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to music, mathematics, or data organization where different arrangements or substitutions are being discussed.
Example: "In this analysis, we will explore the concept of alternative transposition to better understand the variations in the data set."
Alternatives: "substitute arrangement" or "different transposition method".
No reciprocal set of target site duplications was noted, probably because they were never formed during resolution of the alternative transposition process.
Transposable elements (TEs) are known to induce chromosomal rearrangements indirectly through ectopic recombination or aberrant gene conversion and directly by an alternative transposition process [7].
As the final outcomes of homologous recombination and alternative transposition are the same, the data do not allow us to conclusively distinguish these two mechanisms; either one is plausible.
What causes termination of re-replication following alternative transposition in maize?
Here, we propose that alternative transposition reactions can interrupt normal fork convergence.
Taken together, our results consistently support the proposed mechanism of alternative transposition, re-replication, and repair.
Depending upon the orientation of the termini and on the chromosomal location of the elements, alternative transpositions can lead to many kinds of chromosomal rearrangements including inversions, duplications, and deletions [ 4].
A second possible mechanism that could have induced the inversion has been referred to as alternative or aberrant transposition in TE studies [7], [35], but this process need not be exclusive to TEs.
Section 2 compares alternative scenarios for transposition burst and mutation mechanisms.
Depending on the location of the target site and the orientation of the reinserted excised hybrid elements, this alternative form of transposition can lead to different chromosomal rearrangement configurations (Gray 2000).
This is best documented in maize, where alternative hAT element transposition reactions can cause major changes to chromosomal architecture, including deletions, inversions, and translocations (McClintock 1950; Zhang et al. 2009).
