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What is the enzyme responsible for conducting DNA breakage and joining reactions needed for transposable elements to move?
What is the enzyme responsible for conducting DNA breakage and joining reactions needed for transposable elements to move?
- Integrase
- Reverse transcriptase
- RNA polymerase
- Transposase (correct)
Which type of transposons contain long terminal repeats (LTRs) in their structure?
Which type of transposons contain long terminal repeats (LTRs) in their structure?
- Nonretroviral retrotransposons
- Non-LTR retrotransposons
- Retroviral-like retrotransposons (correct)
- DNA-only transposons
In which class of transposons does the translocating DNA segment get directly cut out of the donor DNA and joined to the target site by a transposase?
In which class of transposons does the translocating DNA segment get directly cut out of the donor DNA and joined to the target site by a transposase?
- Retroviral-like retrotransposons
- Non-LTR retrotransposons
- DNA-only transposons (correct)
- Nonretroviral retrotransposons
Which enzyme transcribes the RNA molecule back into DNA in retroviral-like retrotransposons?
Which enzyme transcribes the RNA molecule back into DNA in retroviral-like retrotransposons?
What is the name of the enzyme that catalyzes the insertion reaction in nonretroviral retrotransposons?
What is the name of the enzyme that catalyzes the insertion reaction in nonretroviral retrotransposons?
Which element contains a leucine zipper (LZ) domain and a C-terminal nucleic acid binding domain?
Which element contains a leucine zipper (LZ) domain and a C-terminal nucleic acid binding domain?
What is the main characteristic of site-specific recombination?
What is the main characteristic of site-specific recombination?
How long are the short DNA strands involved in site-specific recombination?
How long are the short DNA strands involved in site-specific recombination?
Which of the following is true about transpositional site-specific recombination?
Which of the following is true about transpositional site-specific recombination?
How do site-specific recombinases catalyze the rearrangement of DNA?
How do site-specific recombinases catalyze the rearrangement of DNA?
What happens during conservative site-specific recombination?
What happens during conservative site-specific recombination?
What is an outcome of the integration of bacteriophage DNA into a host genome?
What is an outcome of the integration of bacteriophage DNA into a host genome?
