What do the terms LINE and SINE mean?

fatima_a · Jun 20, 2012

in this picture, there is a legend with the terms LINE and SINE in it
http://i.imgur.com/IGJfm.png

what do the terms LINE and SINE mean? I mean what do they stand for and what is their purpose in DNA. I have tried to look them up but it keeps going to math.

NemoReally · Jun 20, 2012

Long INterspersed Elements
Short INterspersed Elements

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retrotransposon#LINEs

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