transposition

The movement of a DNA segment within the genome of an organism.

The process whereby a transposon or insertion sequence inserts itself into a new site on the same or another DNA molecule. The exact mechanism is not fully understood and different transposons may transpose by different mechanisms. Transposition in bacteria does not require extensive between the transposon and the

In INFOSEC, encryption that rearranges bits or characters according to some scheme. [2382-pt.8] Note: The resulting ciphertext is called transposition cipher. [2382-pt.8]