2- Transposable elements Lecture 2| Jumping genes | Mobile genes | Selfish DNA

DNA sequences that can occasionally move, or transpose, from one position on a chromosome to another position on the same chromosome or on a different chromosome.
Selfish genetic elements or Selfish DNA,
Controlling elements,
Jumping genes,
Mobile genes,
Mobile elements,
Transposons
Transposable elements (TEs)
Discovery of Transposable Elements in Maize
Autonomous and Nonautonomous elements