Transposon Definition

trăns-pōzŏn
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.
Webster's New World
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Noun

Singular:
transposon
Plural:
transposons

Origin of Transposon

  • transpos(ition) –on

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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