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Detailed Synonyms for jumping gene in English
jumping gene:
jumping gene [the ~] noun
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the jumping gene
– 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) 1the jumping gene; the 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) 1