Terminal repeats: DNAplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigDNA: deoxyribonucleic acid. The genetic material for nearly all life on Earth. sequencesplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigSequence: the precise order of monomers in a polymer. In DNA, it refers to the order of G, A, T, and C nucleotides. In RNA, it refers to the order of G, A, U, and C nucleotides. In proteins, it refers to the order of amino acids. found at the ends of some transposonsplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigTransposon: also called a “transposable element”, “jumping gene”, or “mobile genetic element”, a transposon is a gene that has the ability to move around a genome. Thus, unlike most genes, transposons do not have a fixed locus. and viruses. They are required for transposonplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigTransposon: also called a “transposable element”, “jumping gene”, or “mobile genetic element”, a transposon is a gene that has the ability to move around a genome. Thus, unlike most genes, transposons do not have a fixed locus. or viral function.