---

• n  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)

• transposon

News & Articles

---

• Study: 'Jumping genes' linked to schizophrenia
  Roaming bits of DNA that can relocate and proliferate throughout the genome, called "jumping genes," may contribute to schizophrenia, a new study suggests. These rogue genetic elements pepper the brain tissue of deceased people with the disorder and multiply in response to stressful events, such as infection during pregnancy, which increase the risk of the disease. The study could help explain ...
  Jan. 6, 2014 - Pioneer Press
• ‘Jumping Genes’ May Play a Role in Schizophrenia
  Certain genes called retrotransposons — also known as jumping genes — are more common in the brains of people with schizophrenia, according to new research published in the journal Neuron. Jumping genes are mobile elements that copy and paste themselves at various places throughout the genome. They make up about half of the human genome, […]
  Jan. 5, 2014 - Psych Central