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Non-autonomous transposons can’t transpose. State whether the statement is true or false.(a) True(b) FalseI have been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.Enquiry is from Chromosomal Abnormalities : Translocation in section Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance of Cytogenetics |
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Answer» CORRECT ANSWER is (b) False To explain I would say: Non-autonomous transposons LACK the RECOMBINASE that aids in transposition. However, they can transpose with the help of the recombinase from another trasposon. |
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