Are P-elements a specific transposon or are they just inverted repeats (IR's)?

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Are P-elements a specific transposon or are they just inverted repeats (IR's)?
 
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Are P-elements a specific transposon or are they just inverted repeats (IR's)?

It is a transposon. The ends of transposons have inverted repeats.
 

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