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transposon

transposon

See also: transposón

English

Noun

transposon ‎(plural transposons)

(genetics) a segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome

Synonyms

jumping gene

Derived terms

retrotransposon

Translations

segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome

Icelandic: stökkull (is) m, stökkgen n