8. (2pts) Ac is an autonomous transposable element found in plants and Ds is a n

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8. (2pts) Ac is an autonomous transposable element found in plants and Ds is a non-autonomous transposable element in the same family. A somatic mutation caused by a transposition occurred in the petal of a plant resulting in no protein product made from the pigment gene PRPL. If this plant had _______________ in the genome this mutation could have resulted from _______________________. Select ALL correct answers

the Ds element present but no Ac element ; the Ds element transposing into the PRPL gene

the Ac element present but no Ds element ; the Ac element transposing into the PRPL gene

the Ac and Ds element both present ; the Ds element transposing into the PRPL gene

the Ac and Ds element both present ; the Ac element transposing into the PRPL gene

the Ds element present but no Ac element ; the Ds element transposing into the PRPL gene

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Correct answer:-

(A) the Ds element present but no Ac element; the Ds element transposing into the PRPL gene.

(C) the Ac and Ds element both present; the Ds element transposing into PRPL gene

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