mitochondrial_targeting_signal (SO:0001808)

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SO term name and accession
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mitochondrial_targeting_signal (SO:0001808)
A polypeptide region that targets a polypeptide to the mitochondrion.

Suggested new parent term name and accession
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transit_peptide (SO:0000725)
The transit_peptide is a short region at the N-terminus of the peptide that directs the protein to an organelle (chloroplast, mitochondrion, microbody or cyanelle).

Reason for the change

A mitochondrial_targeting_signal (SO:0001808) is a transit_peptide (SO:0000725)

if that is not the case , we would need a grouping term that covered both mitochondira targeting signal and (mitochondrial) transit peptide

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