Transposable Elements Quiz
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In which type of transposition does an element make an RNA copy of itself which is reversed-transcribed into a DNA copy and then inserted into the genome?

  • Conservative transposition
  • Prokaryotic transposons
  • DNA elements transposition
  • Replicative transposition (correct)
  • Which type of transposons move within and between the bacterial chromosome and various types of plasmids?

  • P elements
  • Ac/Ds elements
  • Retroelements
  • Bacterial transposons (correct)
  • Which enzyme recognizes short inverted repeat sequences flanking the DNA elements and excises the loop from the region of the genome?

  • Reverse transcriptase
  • Transposase (correct)
  • DNA polymerase
  • RNA polymerase
  • In which type of transposition does an element move a copy of itself to a new site via a DNA intermediate?

    <p>Replicative transposition</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which type of transposable elements transpose via RNA intermediates and are found in all eukaryotes?

    <p>Retroelements</p> Signup and view all the answers

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