Which of the following features do bacterial and corn transposons not have in common?
A)Both may cause unstable mutations.
B)Both may carry drug resistance genes in natural populations.
C)Both may have inverted repeats.
D)Both may move to new loci.
E)Both may cause rearrangements.

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Bacterial transposons can carry drug resistance genes, which is a common mechanism for antibiotic resistance spread among bacteria. However, corn transposons (or transposons in plants in general) do not naturally carry drug resistance genes as bacteria do. This feature is specific to the role of transposons in bacterial genetics and antibiotic resistance, not a common characteristic in plant transposons.

Which of the Following Features Do Bacterial and Corn Transposons