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transposon definition

trans·po·son (trans pō′zän′)

noun

a segment of DNA that moves to a new location in a chromosome, or to another chromosome or cell, and alters the existing genetic instructions, sometimes producing significant changes

Etymology: transpos(able) + -on, as in operon

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