Transposable elements and mutations
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Transposable elements cause mutations when the element is inserted within genes. These elements disrupt the continuity of a gene and could render it useless. In light of this, explain how and why transposons can be useful to prokaryotes. Provide a specific example of how a transposon could be useful to a prokaryote.
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The following posting discusses how transposable elements cause mutations when elements are inserted within genes.
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Transposons in bacteria usually carry an additional gene for function other than transposition---often for antibiotic resistance. ...
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