Pseudogenes Are ________

question 22

Multiple Choice

Pseudogenes are ________.

• A) composed of RNA, rather than DNA
• B) the same things as introns
• C) unrelated genes that code for the same gene product
• D) nonfunctional vestigial genes

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Definitions:

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