JUMPING GENE
\d͡ʒˈʌmpɪŋ d͡ʒˈiːn], \dʒˈʌmpɪŋ dʒˈiːn], \dʒ_ˈʌ_m_p_ɪ_ŋ dʒ_ˈiː_n]\
Definitions of JUMPING GENE
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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)
By Princeton University
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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)
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Copies of transposable elements interspersed throughout the genome, some of which are still active and often referred to as "jumping genes". There are two classes of interspersed repetitive elements. Class I elements (or RETROELEMENTS - such as retrotransposons, retroviruses, LONG INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS and SHORT INTERSPERSED NUCLEOTIDE ELEMENTS) transpose via reverse transcription of an RNA intermediate. Class II elements (or DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS - such as transposons, Tn elements, insertion sequence elements and mobile gene cassettes of bacterial integrons) transpose directly from one site in the DNA to another.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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