Gene Duplications May Be Caused by Which of the Following

question 23

Multiple Choice

Gene duplications may be caused by which of the following?

• A) The crossing over of misaligned chromosomes
• B) Deletion of important genetic information
• C) Reciprocal translocations
• D) Position effect
• E) None of the answers are correct

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Definitions:

Robert Sternberg

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