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trans·po·si·tion (trăns'pə-zĭsh'ən)
n.
    1. The act or an instance of transposing.
    2. The state of being transposed.
  2. Something transposed.
  3. Genetics. Transfer of a segment of DNA to a new position on the same or another chromosome or plasmid.
transpositional trans'po·si'tion·al adj.

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