jumping gene

American

noun

Informal.

transposon.

jumping gene British

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

jumping gene Scientific

/ jŭm′pĭng /

See transposon

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

jumping gene

Velamenicoccus archaeovorus, Jens Harder identified an intron that functions as a jumping gene.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 5, 2026

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

Get a word

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023