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Transposons and retrotransposons are two prominent classes of repetitive DNA in the nuclear genome of plants....

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Transposons and retrotransposons are two prominent classes ofrepetitive DNA in the nuclear genome of plants. Both of theserepetitive DNA species are capable of moving throughout the plantnuclear genome via transposition. Describe the mechanism oftransposition for each of these mobile DNA elements and further,which is considered one of the main contributors to increasednuclear genome size and which is more likely to influence geneexpression post transposition. Explain your answer.

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Transposon are jumping elements that jump from one location another Transposon have the enzyme transposase through which the incision is made in the DNA at the site the cut is to made and    See Answer
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