/ Thesaurus / J Synonyms of jumping gene Find synonyms for: Noun1. transposon, jumping gene, deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNAusage: 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)WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: panacea Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language