NEET Biology Molecular basis of Inheritance / विरासत का आणविक आधार Question Bank Self Evaluation Test - Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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    Transposable genetic elements:

    A) Always affect the cell adversely, because when they move, they inactivate genes.

    B) Are retroviruses.

    C) Provide a mechanism for moving genetic material from organelle genomes to the nuclear genome.

    D) Always replicate their DNA when they want.

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    [c] Transposable elements of not always have an adverse effect on genes; sometimes their insertion can create new genes. Retrotransposons are like retroviruses, but lack the genes for the viral proteins. DNA transposons do not replicate their DNA before they move to a different site on the chromosome.


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