jumping gene jumping disease • jumping jack · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · jumping gene · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 12 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) 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). Synonyms: transposon, jumping gene. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · transposon · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 e latin small letter e U+0065 g latin small letter g U+0067 i latin small letter i U+0069 j latin small letter j U+006A m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 u latin small letter u U+0075