Pieces of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) that move from one genetic element to another and contain genes for movement and genes for other features are called:
a. transposons.
b. insertion sequences.
c. plasmids.
d. chromatoids.
A
Insertion sequences only code for movement.
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