Two Graduate Students Are Working in the Same Lab

question 162

Multiple Choice

Two graduate students are working in the same lab.Jane is investigating the mariner transposon, a DNA transposon.Sam is studying Alu, a SINE.What property is shared by Jane's and Sam's elements?

• A) Both are transcribed and translated.
• B) Both use an RNA intermediary.
• C) Both use a "copy and paste" mechanism.
• D) Both use a "cut and paste" mechanism.
• E) Both are short tandem repeats.

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