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Jumping genes are now known as

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Transposons
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Transversion
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Transformation
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Transduction
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Solution

The correct option is A Transposons
Jumping genes or transposons were first discovered by Barbara McClintock and M Rhoades as controlling elements. It is the sequences of DNA that can self-replicate and then insert themselves into new locations in the genome
So, the correct answer is 'Transposons'

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