jumping gene

NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH J

jumping gene is a valid 12-letter word worth 24 points in Scrabble and 33 points in Words with Friends.

SCRABBLE WORDS WITH FRIENDS
J8U1M3P3I1N1G2G2E1N1E1
8 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 =24 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 48TRIPLE WORD → 72
MEANING

What does jumping gene mean?

NOUN · 1 SENSE
1

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).

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