Transposon

Quick meaning: Transposon is a noun meaning (genetics) A segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to the genome of another species.

Meaning

(genetics) A segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to the genome of another species.

Example Sentences

An alternative approach to the use of retroviruses was to use a DNA transposon to integrate DNA into zebrafish chromosomes.

Our genome also contains stretches of genetic material called transposons that, at least in some cases, are thought to have been introduced long ago by viruses.

2002, Ahmet Ipek, Introduction of an Ac/Ds Based Two-element Transposon Tagging System and Trans-activation of Ds in Carrot (Daucus Carota L.), University of Wisconsin–Madison, page 44, Transposon tagging is a powerful technique to identify and clone genes. The successful application of transposon tagging requires previous identification and cloning of a transposon in the species under consideration.

Word Forms

• transposons

Synonyms for transposon

Depending on context, synonyms include TE.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include conjugative, retrotransposon, translocation, transgene, transduplication, introgression.

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