Transposon Synonyms

trăns-pōzŏn
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)
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. jumping gene

Words Related to Transposon

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Related:

  1. piggybac
  2. retrotransposon
  3. t-dna
  4. lacz
  5. transgene
  6. dsrna
  7. plasmid
  8. transposase
  9. tissue-specific

Transposon Sentence Examples

  • The transposon used contains splice acceptors in both orientations to disrupt the expression of genes in which it lands.

  • The transgenic bollworms are genetically modified using the piggyBac transposon.

  • For example, the chapters on transposon insertion, microscopy, gene disruption and analysis of Streptomyces DNA are all new.

  • The mutants were generated by random transposon mutagenesis with the Tn pho A transposon.

  • However, the inserted transposon efficiently creates mutations in genes such as recessive oncogenes associated with cancer.

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