Multigene Families Include Two or More Nearly Identical Genes or Genes

question 9

Multiple Choice

Multigene families include two or more nearly identical genes or genes sharing nearly identical sequences.A classical example is the set of genes for globin molecules,including genes on human chromosomes 11 and 16.How might identical and obviously duplicated gene sequences have gotten from one chromosome to another?

• A)by normal meiotic recombination
• B)by normal mitotic recombination between sister chromatids
• C)by transcription followed by recombination
• D)by chromosomal translocation

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