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)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: peach: cultivated in temperate regions
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: safe period: that time during a woman's menstrual cycle during which conception is least likely to occur (usually immediately before of after menstruation)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: reaumur thermometer: an alcohol thermometer calibrated in degrees Reaumur
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: larvicide: a chemical used to kill larval pests
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: decal: either a design that is fixed to some surface or a paper bearing the design which is to be transferred to the surface
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: mallet: a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: stronghold: a strongly fortified defensive structure
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: noiselessness: the property of making no noise
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: don juan: any successful womanizer (after the legendary profligate Spanish nobleman)
Broader: entity: that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving) | Unrelated: mistrial: a trial that is invalid or inconclusive