Q. P-strains of the Drosophila have active P-elements.

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Q. Dysgenesis occurs in every cell of the Drosophila.

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Q. Hybrid dysgenesis is caused by which of the following transposable element?

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Q. Which of the following about the P-element is false?

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Q. Which of the following is a non-composite transposon?

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Q. The central block of the composite transposable element consists a gene for __________

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Q. Which of the following functions is not performed by transposase?

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Q. Transposase restriction mechanism of the IS element restricts the transposon and the target DNA in a combination of which of the following?

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Q. The enzyme that catalyzes the transposition of an IS element is called __________

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Q. The direct repeat within the IS element has a length of __________

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Q. Direct repeats in the IS element are present __________

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Q. The IS elements can be identified by the presence of __________

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Q. The transposable elements of bacteria are generally retrotransposons.

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Q. Pick the odd one out.

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Q. Silencing of transposons cannot be achieved by which of the following mechanisms?

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Q. The transposons are more abundant than retrotransposons in higher eukaryotes.

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Q. Transposons are able to move by ___________ mechanism(s).

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Q. Transposons were first discovered in ___________

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Q. The type of mutation that is imposed by transposons is ___________

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Q. On the mechanism of the movement of transposable elements they are of ___________ types.

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