16. Transposable Elements
Transposable Elements in Prokaryotes
16. Transposable Elements
Transposable Elements in Prokaryotes
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Prokaryotic Transposable Elements
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Problem
ProblemTransposase is a protein that is responsible for what?
A
Excising a transposable element from a donor site
B
Insert a transposable element into a target site
C
Degrading a transposable element that is harming the host genome
D
Amplifying a transposable element
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Problem
ProblemWhich of the following transposons do not encode for the transposase enzyme?
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Insertion sequence elements
B
Composite transposons
C
Simple transposons
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Problem
ProblemWhich of the following sequences is an example of an inverted repeat sequence that would surround one strand of an insertion sequence element?
A
5' AATCG CGATT
B
5' AATCG AATCG
C
5' AATCG TTAGC
D
5' AATCG GCTAA