New Genes Are Thought to Arise by Which Mechanism

question 6

Multiple Choice

New genes are thought to arise by which mechanism?

• A)Gene duplication followed by divergence due to mutation.
• B)Fusion of two genes due to mating between individuals of two different species.
• C)Conversion of introns to exons by the accumulation of mutations.
• D)Mutation of a DNA sequence activates a gene that was previously turned off.

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