Concerning Growth in Genome Size Over Evolutionary Time, Which of These

question 67

Multiple Choice

Concerning growth in genome size over evolutionary time, which of these is least associated with the others?

• A) orthologous genes
• B) gene duplications
• C) paralogous genes
• D) gene families

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