IUPAC definition : A movable DNA element that can be inserted at new sites into plasmids or chromosomes
independently of the host cell recombination system. Prokaryotic transposons can carry
genes that confer new phenotypic properties, such as resistance to antibiotics on
the host.;
A movable DNA element that can be inserted at new sites into plasmids or chromosomes
independently of the host cell recombination system. Prokaryotic transposons can carry
genes that confer new phenotypic properties, such as resistance to antibiotics on
the host.