Choose the True Statements About Orthologs and Paralogs

question 30

Multiple Choice

Choose the true statements about orthologs and paralogs.

• A)Orthologs are likely to have the same function.
• B)Both orthologs and paralogs result from gene duplication.
• C)The sequence of an ortholog is more likely to be conserved than the sequence of a paraloge.
• D)Paralogs are more likely to be pseudogenes than are orthologs.
• E)Paralogs often evolve new functions.

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Definitions:

Depth Perception

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Absolute Threshold

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Sensory Sensitivity

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