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A segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to the genome of another species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
Examples
- 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jumping gene, transposable element, TE
Antonyms: none provided
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)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jumping gene
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA
Across languages
Translations
12 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Chinese Mandarin:
轉座子 /转座子
(zhuǎnzuòzǐ)
— segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to another genome
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Dutch:
transposon
— segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to another genome
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Dutch:
springend gen
— segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to another genome
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Finnish:
transposoni
— segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to another genome
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Finnish:
hyppivä geeni
— segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to another genome
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French:
transposon
— segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to another genome
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German:
Transposon
— segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to another genome
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Hindi:
खिसकाणु
(khiskāṇu)
— segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to another genome
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Icelandic:
stökkull
— segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to another genome
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Icelandic:
stökkgen
— segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to another genome
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Italian:
trasposone
— segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to another genome
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Polish:
transpozon
— segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to another genome
