Transposable elements, also known as “jumping genes,” are DNA sequences that move from one location on the genome to another. These elements were first identified more than 50 years ago by ...

The “jumping genes” of maize have finally been mapped by an international team led by researchers at the University of California, Davis, and the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. The discovery could ...

Transposons, so-called jumping genes, are a threat to genomes, so plants work hard to prevent them from mobilizing and re-inserting into the genome. Spirodela polyrhiza, the most ancient member of ...

Jumping genes unite: How transposons cluster together through local genome unfolding. Story by Science X staff • 3w. T here is more movement in our genome than we think.

Almost half of our DNA is made up of jumping genes, moving around the genome in developing sperm and egg cells. They trigger DNA damage, mutations, sterility or death. Organisms have survived ...

Jumping genes, called transposons, can "copy and paste" themselves and impact the organism. Most organisms have some repeated parts of their DNA, some of which are jumping genes, but this can be ...

If they disrupt other genes when they land, they can cause cancer and other diseases. But sometimes, they settle somewhere useful. Think of the jumping DNA as the infrared sensor in your television.

Originally believed to be junk DNA, jumping genes are now known to perform critical regulatory functions, but are regularly silenced, meaning they stop moving. This results in a stabilized cell. Yale ...

Some so-called jumping genes that copy and paste themselves throughout the genome may be linked to schizophrenia, new research suggests. The new study, published today (Jan. 2) in the journal ...

Barbara McClintock was an American geneticist at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, who dedicated her career to the study of hereditary traits in maize.

Scientists discover 'jumping' genes that can protect against blood cancers. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 2, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2021 / 04 / 210408153644.htm ...

INTEGRATE is a newly-developed version of CRISPR that edits genes more gently. It uses “jumping genes” that insert large sequences of DNA without breaking the strands, and now scientists have ...