Biology - Small segments of DNA which can "jump" from one region of?

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Small segments of DNA which can "jump" from one region of

DNA to another are called ___________________________.

2007-11-25 13:19:42 · 2 answers · asked by David 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

Jumping genes?
The small segments that move from one region of the chromosome to another are called transposons.

2007-11-28 22:23:06 · answer #1 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Insertion Sequences (IS) and transposons.... btw they move in a random way, Carry no known genes except those that are required for transposition.

2007-11-25 13:25:34 · answer #2 · answered by Donga 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋