A short mechanism that usually involves a short segment of DNA with remarkable capacity to move from one location in a chromosome to another is called:

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A patient is suffering from the infection of the alveoli of lungs and is showing the symptoms of fever, chills, cough, headache, and bluish-colored lips and fingernails. The patient was diagnosed to be suffering from the infection of:

Answer 1

Step 1: Recall Replication copies DNA, Hybridisation pairs complementary strands, Recombination exchanges genetic material.
Step 2: None of these describe a mobile segment relocating within the genome.
Step 3: Identify Transposons as "jumping genes" capable of movement.
Correct option: DNA Transposon.

A short mechanism that usually involves a short segment of DNA with remarkable capacity to move from one location in a chromosome to another is called:

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The Correct Option is B

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