Multiple Choice
In what way can defective transposable elements alter genomes even if they cannot mobilize? (Select all that apply. )
A) Crossing-over between transposable elements on the same chromosome can result in a deletion or an inversion.
B) Crossing-over between transposable elements on nonhomologous chromosomes can result in a reciprocal translocation.
C) Genes located between two transposable elements could be moved to a nonhomologous chromosome.
D) Proteins produced by the defective transposable elements introduce point mutations in other areas of the genome.
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