Study Guide for Campbell Biology
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134443775
Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece, Martha R. Taylor, Michael A. Pollock
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Chapter 21, Problem 7TYK
What is a pseudogene?
- a. a gene that has been rendered nonfunctional by mutation
- b. a transposon that codes for a transposase
- c. a functional but slightly altered copy of an existing gene
- d. a unique noncoding DNA
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