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Jumping gene   /dʒˈəmpɪŋ dʒin/   Listen
Jumping gene

noun
1.
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).  Synonym: transposon.






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Words linked to "Jumping gene" :   DNA, desoxyribonucleic acid, deoxyribonucleic acid, transposon



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