jumping gene

noun

, Informal.

1. transposon.

jumping gene

noun

1. a fragment of nucleic acid, such as a plasmid or a transposon, that can become incorporated into the DNA of a cell

jumping gene

/ jŭm′pĭng /

1. See transposon

Example Sentences

Further research on these floral oddities could teach us a lot about everything from plastids to jumping genes, but the scarcity of the plants makes probing these questions much harder.

From Quanta Magazine