When Copies of a Gene Are Found at Different Locations

question 53

Multiple Choice

When copies of a gene are found at different locations on the same or different chromosomes, the phenomenon is called _____.

• A) dispersed duplication
• B) dispersed localization
• C) duplicate localization
• D) gene dispersion
• E) random dispersion

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Definitions:

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