A transposable element is found to use RNA as an intermediate in transposition. On the basis of this information, which of the following would you expect to be CORRECT?
A) The transposable element also probably makes transposase.
B) The transposable element may encode a reverse transcriptase.
C) The transposable element is probably located in a bacterial genome.
D) The transposable element probably contains inverted repeats at each end.
E) The transposable element will not be able to transpose without a second copy also present in the genome.
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