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English noun: jumping gene

1. jumping gene (substance) 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)


Synonymstransposon


Broader (hypernym)deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA









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