jumping gene
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jumping gene — n. nontechnical term for TRANSPOSON … English World dictionary
jumping gene — jump′ing gene′ n. gen inf transposon … From formal English to slang
jumping gene — Populist term for transposon … Dictionary of molecular biology
jumping gene — Informal. transposon. * * * … Universalium
jumping gene — noun informal term for transposon … English new terms dictionary
jumping gene — See: transposable element … Glossary of Biotechnology
jumping gene — noun 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) • Syn: ↑transposon • Hypernyms: ↑deoxyribonucleic acid, ↑desoxyribonucleic… … Useful english dictionary
Gene-centered view of evolution — The gene centered view of evolution, gene selection theory or selfish gene theory holds that natural selection acts through differential survival of competing genes, increasing the frequency of those alleles whose phenotypic effects successfully… … Wikipedia
Gene — The basic biological unit of heredity. A segment of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) needed to contribute to a function. An official definition: According to the official Guidelines for Human Gene Nomenclature, a gene is defined as a DNA segment that… … Medical dictionary
JTB (gene) — Jumping translocation breakpoint, also known as JTB, is a human gene.cite web | title = Entrez Gene: JTB jumping translocation breakpoint| url = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene Cmd=ShowDetailView TermToSearch=10899| accessdate =… … Wikipedia
