transposable
Americanadjective
Other Word Forms
- transposability noun
Example Sentences
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The results also showed that "jumping genes" -- transposable elements -- played a major role in creating new genetic variation for selection to act upon.
From Science Daily
The C-Fern appears to have gained its large genome primarily from repetitive DNA and transposable elements — “jumping genes” that often move around in chromosomes, with a function that is poorly understood.
From New York Times
Alu sequences can move around the genome and are sometimes called jumping genes or transposable elements.
From Science Magazine
Dr. Wei studies transposable elements, often called “selfish” or jumping genes for their abilities to make copies of themselves and insert them back into the genome.
From New York Times
Some 44 percent of human genes are transposable elements—“jumping genes” that can change position in a genome.
From Scientific American
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