The first transposons were discovered in ______
a. corn
b. wheat
c. rice
d. yeast
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a. corn
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The first Transposons were discovered in corn (maize) by Barbara McClintock an American cytogeneticist. A DNA sequence present in a genome which can change the position within the genome called the transposons. These are also called jumping genes or transposable elements because they have the ability to jump from one position to another position. These are the mobile elements. These jumping genes are responsible for increasing genetic diversity.
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