Although transposable elements and short tandem repeats (STRs) are repetitive DNAs, they differ in that _____

A) STRs occur within exons; transposable elements occur within introns
B) STRs occur within introns; transposable elements occur within exons
C) the repeated unit in STRs is clustered one after another; transposable element repeats are scattered throughout the genome
D) the repeated unit in STRs is much larger than the repeated unit of transposable elements


Answer: C

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