In maize, a "mutable" allele results from

a. the loss of an autonomous transposon.
b. the insertion of an autonomous transposon.
c. the loss of a nonautonomous transposon.
d. the loss of the ability of an autonomous transposon to transpose.
e. the insertion of a nonautonomous transposon.


Ans: b

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