DNA-only transposons …
A) can be recognized by the presence of short inverted repeats at each end.
B) often encode a transposase that mediates the transposition process.
C) leave double-strand breaks in the donor chromosome.
D) can move by a cut-and-paste mechanism.
E) All of the above.

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DNA-only transposons often encode a transposase to move by a cut-and-paste mechanism that results in a broken donor chromosome. Short inverted repeats of DNA sequence are found at the ends of these transposons.

DNA-Only Transposons …