Transposons: Importance of Transposable Elements

Importance of Transposable Elements

Transposable elements are naturally occurring components found in the genomes of bacteria, plasmids, and bacteriophages. They serve an important role in evolution. The significance of transposons can be explained as follows:

Transposons as Molecular Genetic Tools

Transposons have evolved as valuable tools for genetic engineering. Many constructs used in genetic engineering are derived from insertion sequences that contain composite transpo…

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