Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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transposon | Yes | No | No | No |
DNA | Yes | No | No | No |
transposon (noun) | DNA (noun) |
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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) | (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information |