transposable element
transposable element
nounDefinition of TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT
: a segment of genetic material that is capable of changing its location in the genome or in some bacteria of undergoing transfer between an extrachromosomal plasmid and a chromosome
First Known Use of TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENT
1979
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