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transposons

transposons is the plural of transposon.

Meaning of transposon

Noun

transposon (plural transposons)

  1. A segment of DNA that can move to a different position within a genome, or to the genome of another species.
    • 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.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

Questions about transposons

What is transposons the plural of?
Transposons is the plural of transposon.

Words near transposons in the dictionary

  1. transposon
  2. transposon mutagenesis
  3. transposon tagging
  4. transposonal
  5. transposonic
  6. transposons
  7. transpososome
  8. transpososomes
  9. transprejudice
  10. transpression
  11. transpressional

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