Term: transposon: 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)
Candidate hypernym: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight → 1
Candidate hypernym: khoisan: a family of languages spoken in southern Africa → 0
Candidate hypernym: southeast by south: the compass point that is one point south of southeast → 0
Candidate hypernym: motion: the act of changing location from one place to another → 0
Candidate hypernym: cryptorchidy: failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops → 0
Candidate hypernym: herpestes: mongooses → 0
Candidate hypernym: acre-foot: the volume of water that would cover 1 acre to a depth of 1 foot; 43,560 cubic feet or 1233.5 cubic meters → 0
Candidate hypernym: eighty: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight → 0
Candidate hypernym: genus astilbe: chiefly Asiatic perennials: spirea → 0
Candidate hypernym: epilachna: genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants → 0
Candidate hypernym: dancer: a performer who dances professionally → 0