A researcher wants to mutagenize an organism. He is not in need of a large number of mutants but is more concerned with being able to find and then to amplify the mutated sequence. Which of the following would therefore be more useful?
A)ionizing radiation
B)UV radiation
C)transposon insertion
D)a chemical mutagen
E)search for spontaneous mutant

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Transposon insertion is useful because it allows for easy identification and amplification of the mutated sequence due to the known sequence of the transposon, which can be used as a tag.

A Researcher Wants to Mutagenize an Organism