mobile genetic element

noun

A kind of genetic material, found in all organisms, that can move around within a genome, or be transferred from one species or replicon to another.

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Meanings

nounmobile genetic element (plural mobile genetic elements)

plural mobile genetic elements

  1. biologyA kind of genetic material, found in all organisms, that can move around within a genome, or be transferred from one species or replicon to another.

    Synonyms: MGE

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA kind of genetic material, found in all organisms, that can move around within a genome, or be transferred from one species or replicon to another.

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MGE
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mobile genetic element. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobile%20genetic%20element

MLA

“mobile genetic element.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobile%20genetic%20element. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mobile genetic element,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mobile%20genetic%20element.

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