What might result from movement of transportable elements in a species' genome? (Select all that apply.)
A) The level of expression of one or more genes could be changed.
B) A gene could be moved from one chromosome to another.
C) A segment of DNA could be duplicated or deleted.
D) The rate of point mutation could increase.
A) The level of expression of one or more genes could be changed.
B) A gene could be moved from one chromosome to another.
C) A segment of DNA could be duplicated or deleted.
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