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trans·po·son

(tr

ns-p

n) KEY

NOUN:

A segment of DNA that is capable of independently replicating itself and inserting the copy into a new position within the same or another chromosome or plasmid.

ETYMOLOGY:
transpos(ition) + -on¹

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