What Kind of Mutation is Produced by Transposable Elements

Question

What kind of mutation is produced by transposable elements?
A) inversion
B) point
C) insertion
D) substitution
E) transposition

Accepted Answer

Transposable elements, also known as "jumping genes," are DNA sequences that can move from one location to another within a genome. When they move, they can cause an insertion mutation by inserting themselves into a new location within a gene or regulatory region of DNA.