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(B) Jumping genes or movable genetic elements, also known as transposons, were discovered by Barbara McClintock $(1902-1992)$ in maize $(Zea \, mays)$

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(B) Jumping genes or movable genetic elements, also known as transposons, were discovered by Barbara McClintock $(1902-1992)$ in maize $(Zea \, mays)$.These genetic elements are capable of moving from one location to another within the genome, which is why they are referred to as 'jumping genes'.Barbara McClintock was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in $1983$ for this discovery.

Column-$I$	Column-$II$
$P$. Bacteriophage $\phi \times 174$	$I$. $5386$ nucleotides
$Q$. Bacteriophage lambda	$II$. $48502 \, bp$
$R$. Escherichia coli	$III$. $3.3 \times 10^9 \, bp$
$S$. Human haploid $DNA$	$IV$. $4.6 \times 10^6 \, bp$

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Match the following columns:

Column-$I$ Column-$II$

$P$. Bacteriophage $\phi \times 174$ $I$. $5386$ nucleotides

$Q$. Bacteriophage lambda $II$. $48502 \, bp$

$R$. Escherichia coli $III$. $3.3 \times 10^9 \, bp$

$S$. Human haploid $DNA$ $IV$. $4.6 \times 10^6 \, bp$

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