Recent Research Has Suggested That Some Pseudogenes and Non-Protein-Coding DNA

question 48

Multiple Choice

Recent research has suggested that some pseudogenes and non-protein-coding DNA code for RNAs that affect transcription of coding regions.This suggests that

• A)pseudogenes code for proteins.
• B)non-protein-coding DNA has no function.
• C)non-protein-coding DNA may regulate gene expression.
• D)pseudogenes have no function.

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