Which of the following most adequately describes how the Alu element may have proliferated to constitute 10% of the human genome?

A. Multiple retroelements code the same gene.
B. Retroelements increase with every generation.
C. A single retroelement can be copied into many RNA transcripts.
D. Retroelements increase with each cell division.
E. Retroelements show self-proliferation.


C. A single retroelement can be copied into many RNA transcripts.

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