Although many transposons, DNA sequences that move within an
organism's genome through shuffling or duplication, have become
corrupted and inactive over time, those from the long interspersed nuclear
elements (LINE) family appear to remain active in the genomes of some
species. In humans, they are functionally important within the
hippocampus, a brain structure that supports complex cognitive processes.
When the results of molecular analysis of two species of octopus-an
animal known for its intelligence-were announced in 2022, the
confirmation of a LINE transposon in Octopus vulgaris and Octopus
bimaculoides genomes prompted researchers to hypothesize that that
transposon family is tied to a species' capacity for advanced cognition.
Which finding, if true, would most directly support the researchers'
hypothesis?