The Ac-Ds Transposon System contd…

The transposase recognizes sequences at the inverted terminal repeats and excises the element at those sites. Ac produces functional transposase; Ds cannot produce the functional enzyme due to deletions. The inverted terminal repeats are the same in both Ac and Ds elements, and transposase recognizes them and transposes both Ac and Ds elements. If there [...]

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