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Which of the following is not true about conservative transposition?(a) It creates direct repeat sequences on either side(b) It is Copy-Paste mechanism(c) Transesterification reaction takes place(d) Class II transposons have this mechanismI have been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.This interesting question is from Chromosomal Abnormalities : Translocation topic in division Chromosomal Basis of Inheritance of Cytogenetics

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Right choice is (b) It is Copy-Paste MECHANISM

Explanation: Conservative or non-replicative transposition acts through CUT and paste mechanism. The donor site loses the transposon which is INSERTED in the recipient GENERATING direct repeats. It is seen in class II transposons.



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