Transposon (Crossword clue)

We found one answer for “Transposon” .

This page shows answers to the clue Transposon, followed by 4 definitions like “Mobile nucleic acid element”, “See Mobile genetic element” and “A discrete piece of DNA that can insert itself into other DNA sequences within the cell”.

11 letters

JUMPING GENE (7,4)

Definitions of “Transposon”

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• A discrete piece of DNA that can insert itself into other DNA sequences within the cell
• Small, mobile DNA sequences that can replicate and insert copies at random sites within chromosomes
• Molecule of DNA that can independently excise from one location in a DNA molecule and integrate into the DNA elsewhere
• (= transposable element) Small, mobile DNA sequences that can replicate and insert copies at random sites within chromosomes
• Transposon: A short mobile DNA sequence that can replicate and of which copies can be inserted at random sites within chromosomes

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