Which Gene-Altering Event Is Most Likely to Create a New

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which gene-altering event is most likely to create a new gene encoding a functional protein?

• A) gene duplication followed by small mutations
• B) gene duplication followed by large mutations
• C) exon shuffling
• D) transposition of DNA sequences
• E) inversion of DNA sequences

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