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: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: khoisan: a family of languages spoken in southern Africa
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: southeast by south: the compass point that is one point south of southeast
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: motion: the act of changing location from one place to another
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: cryptorchidy: failure of one or both testes to move into the scrotum as the male fetus develops
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: herpestes: mongooses
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: 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
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: eighty: the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: genus astilbe: chiefly Asiatic perennials: spirea
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: epilachna: genus of ladybugs native to Mexico and Central America; both larvae and adults feed on plants
Broader: compound: (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight | Unrelated: dancer: a performer who dances professionally