Which Statement About Transposons Is NOT Correct

question 14

Multiple Choice

Which statement about transposons is NOT correct?

• A) They are a form of molecular parasite.
• B) They have played a major role in human evolution.
• C) All transposons are active and move around the human genome.
• D) Some transposons move to another genomic location via an RNA intermediate.
• E) They often contain genes that encode proteins that catalyze transposon movement.

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Definitions:

Outputs

The goods or services produced by a business or an economy.

Long-run Average Cost

The per unit cost of production when all inputs, including those typically fixed, can be adjusted.

Short-run Marginal Cost

The cost incurred by producing one additional unit of a product or service in the short term, where some factors of production are fixed.

Envelope

In economics, often describes a theoretical outer limit or boundary, such as the envelope curve which envelopes all the possible positions of equilibrium.