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Which one of the following statements about Cre-mediated site-specific recombination at loxP sites is INCORRECT?

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1The Cre-loxP system cannot be used under any condition to generate translocations between different chromosomes.✓
2LoxP sites recognized by the Cre recombinase contain palindromic inverted repeats around an asymmetric spacer sequence.
3LoxP sites in inverted orientation around an intervening sequence lead to inversion upon action by Cre recombinase.
4When loxP sites flanking a test sequence are oriented in the same direction, Cre mediates the excision of the intervening sequence.

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The Cre-loxP system cannot be used under any condition to generate translocations between different chromosomes.

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