AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Insertion sequences are part of transposons (sequences of DNA that can move around to different positions within the genome of a single cell in a process called transposition), which use insertion sequences to insert into another or another part of the genome.

Detailed explanation-2: -Insertion sequence (IS) elements are the smallest and most abundant autonomous transposable elements (TEs). ISs are short DNA segments ranging from 400 to 10 000 bps, which generally encode a transposase (Tpase) that catalyzes the intra-genome or inter-genomes mobility of the IS elements.

Detailed explanation-3: -Short tandem repeats (STRs), also known as microsatellites or simple sequence repeats, are shorl tandemly repeated DNA sequences that involve a repetitive unit of 1-6 bp (1), forming series with lengths of up to 100 nucleotides (nt).

Detailed explanation-4: -Transposable elements (TEs) are defined as DNA sequences that are able to move from one location to another in the genome. TEs have been identified in all organisms, prokaryotic and eukaryotic, and can occupy a high proportion of a species’ genome.

Detailed explanation-5: -Transposable elements (TEs), also known as “jumping genes, ” are DNA sequences that move from one location on the genome to another.