Definition of transposon

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Definition of transposon

  • 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) (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. jumping gene

See definition of transposon in Merriam Webster