TRANSPOSON


Meaning of TRANSPOSON in English

[ trans'pəʊzɒn , trα:ns- , -nz- ]

■ noun Genetics a segment of DNA that can be translocated as a whole from a site in one genome to another site in the same genome or to a different genome.

Origin

1970s: from transposition + -on .

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