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 Definitions of transposon  [ænsˈpoʊ zɒn]  

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Definition of 'transposon' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) transposon
a gene or set of genes capable of inserting copies of itself into other DNA sites within the same cell.

Etymology:  (1974; transpos (ition ) + -on1)

Definition of 'transposon' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) transposon, jumping gene
a segment of DNA that can become integrated at many different sites along a chromosome (especially a segment of bacterial DNA that can be translocated as a whole)

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