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Which of the following statements are TRUE for the transposable elements? P. Barbara McClintock discovered the autonomous and non-autonomous transposable elements in Maize Q. Variations in flower pigmentation in Antirhinum are due to the presence of transposable elements Ac and Ds R. The Ac transposable element is 4563 bp long and has an 11 bp inverted repeats S. Ds produces the transposase and mobilize the Ac elements

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Q, S P, Q P, R Correct R, S

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Biologically, photosynthetic regulation operates via light harvesting and carbon fixation coordinate energy flow. Thus P, R is appropriate since it supports efficient energy conversion, reinforcing core concepts taught in plant biology.

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