Biology
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ISBN: 9781259188138
Author: Peter H Raven, George B Johnson Professor, Kenneth A. Mason Dr. Ph.D., Jonathan Losos Dr., Susan Singer
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 24, Problem 6U
What is the fate of most duplicated genes?
a. Gene inactivation
b. Gain of a novel function through subsequent mutation
c. They are transferred to a new organism using lateral gene transfer.
d. They become orthologues.
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