transposon (n)
jumping gene (n)

n14831812

type n
lex_filenum 27
def a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole)
Outgoing links
Hypernym deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA
Incoming links
Hyponym deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA

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