A Sequence Similarity Search Reveals That a Candidate Gene's Sequence

question 74

Multiple Choice

A sequence similarity search reveals that a candidate gene's sequence has a partial match to a known gene's sequence. What does this most likely indicate?

• A) There is no relationship between the candidate and known gene.
• B) The candidate gene encodes an identical transcript to the known gene.
• C) The candidate gene encodes the same protein as the known gene.
• D) The protein encoded by the candidate gene contains a protein domain also found in the known gene's protein.
• E) The protein encoded by the candidate gene has the same function as the protein encoded by the known gene.

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