Which of the following describes the category of transposons in which transposition is accomplished through a process that involves replication of the transposable element's DNA?
A) Cut and paste transposons
B) Replicative transposons
C) Retrotransposons
D) Cut and paste transposons and replicative transposons
E) All of these

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Replicative transposons are transposons that replicate themselves using a copy-and-paste mechanism. They use a transposase enzyme to copy themselves into a new location and leave the original copy behind. This process results in an increase in the number of transposons in a genome.

Which of the Following Describes the Category of Transposons in Which