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Q. The jumping genes are called

AIIMSAIIMS 1994Molecular Basis of Inheritance

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Transposons are movable genetic elements, which are somewhat similar to a jumping gene. Actually, they are not exactly jumping genes (discovered by Barbara Mc Clintok in maize). They are found in bacteria.