Maize transposons were originally discovered because their transposition resulted in
a. loss of a chromosomal fragment.
b. insertion of a chromosomal segment.
c. point mutations in a pigment gene.
d. inversion of a chromosomal segment.
e. hybrid dysgenesis.
Ans: a
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