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Description: Unlike retrotransposons, DNA transposonsa. have terminal inverted repeats.b. generate a target-site duplication upon insertion.c. transpose via an RNA intermediate.d. are not found in prokaryotes.

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Unlike retrotransposons, DNA transposonsa. have terminal inverted repeats.b. generate a target-site duplication upon insertion.c. transpose via an RNA intermediate.d. are not found in prokaryotes.

Concepts of Biology

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Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

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Chapter9: Molecular Biology

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 6RQ: A promoter is ______. a. a specific sequence of DNA nucleotides b. a specific sequence of RNA...

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