What Is Conservative Transposition

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is conservative transposition?

• A)No net increase in the number of transposable elements in the genome.
• B)A net increase in the number of transposable elements in the genome.
• C)Movement of transposable elements with replication of the element.
• D)Movement of transposable elements without replication of the element.
• E)Transposition without disruption of normal gene product activity.

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Definitions:

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