单词jumping--genes
网络: 跳跃基因；跳转基因；跳变基因算子
Jumping genes -- also called transposons -- are sequences of DNA that move to different areas of the genome within the same cell.
跳跃基因，也叫转座子，是能在细胞基因组内不同区域移动的一段DNA序列。
They are among the "jumping genes" that can scatter genetic information along the genome.
它们是“跳跃基因”中的一员，它们能在基因体中传播遗传信息。