What is the name for mobile genetic elements?

Plasmids

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Pili

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Bar body

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Transposons

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Solution

The correct option is C Transposons
Transposons are mobile genetic elements.
These are segments of DNA that can move around to different positions in the genome of a single cell.
It is a segment of DNA that is capable of moving into a new position within the same or another chromosome or plasmid. It is also called the jumping genes.
So, the correct answer is option D.

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