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jumping gene

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  1. 1. n. 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) Source: wordnet

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DNAsegmentalongbacterialbecomechromosomedifferentintegratedsitestranslocatedwhole

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