1)  Where in the heck did Class I transposons originate?   a DNA mutations. b Bacteria. c Prophages. d Retroviruses.   2)  What do you think about humans only having about 22,500 genes but we contain about 100,000 proteins?!   a The production of quaternary shape in proteins can contribute to protein variation. b That's the work of the spliceosome! c Post-translation modifications in the Golgi Apparatus are responsible for some of that. d All the answers are correct.

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Where in the heck did Class I transposons originate?
 
a
DNA mutations.
b
Bacteria.
c
Prophages.
d
Retroviruses.
 
2) 
What do you think about humans only having about 22,500 genes but we contain about 100,000 proteins?!
 
a
The production of quaternary shape in proteins can contribute to protein variation.
b
That's the work of the spliceosome!
c
Post-translation modifications in the Golgi Apparatus are responsible for some of that.
d
All the answers are correct.
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