What are Transpoons?

Answer Posted / biomaster

Transpoons are genetic elements that are larger (4-25kb)
and may carry a variety of resistance and other genes with
long repeated sequences at either end. They cause deletion,
duplication, inversion and other changes in chromosomes.

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