Meaning

1 senses
  1. Synonym of transposon.

More definitions
  • 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)

Forms

plural: jumping genes
Singularjumping gene
Pluraljumping genes

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • 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):transposon

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