AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Transposase is an enzyme that binds to the end of a transposon and catalyses the movement of the transposon to another part of the genome by a cut and paste mechanism or a replicative transposition mechanism.

Detailed explanation-2: -A transposase is any of a class of enzymes capable of binding to the end of a transposon and catalysing its movement to another part of a genome, typically by a cut-and-paste mechanism or a replicative mechanism, in a process known as transposition.

Detailed explanation-3: -Class II transposons Class II elements are simply segments of DNA that move from one place to another via a “cut and paste” mechanism. Most, if not all, of these elements encode an enzyme called transposase, which acts to cleave the ends of the transposon, freeing it from its initial location in the genome.

Detailed explanation-4: -Noun. transposome (plural transposomes) (genetics) The set of genetic transpositions (or of the transposases and transposons) in an organism.

Detailed explanation-5: -The transposase from piggyBac has been optimized to generate a more active transposition system [127]. This transposon has been used in such diverse organisms as protozoa, planaria, insects and mammals, including human cells [128-132].