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transposon

noun

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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Related words

conjugative(English)retrotransposon(English)jumping gene(English)translocation(English)transgene(English)transduplication(English)introgression(English)retroposon(English)

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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