Use the Following Figure to Answer the Next Few Questions

question 29

Multiple Choice

Use the following figure to answer the next few questions.

This figure shows a diagram of blocks of genes on human chromosome 16 and the locations of blocks of similar genes on four chromosomes of the mouse.
-In humans,hemoglobin in the embryo has a higher affinity for oxygen than in adults.What is this due to?

• A)nonidentical genes that produce different versions of globins during development
• B)pseudogenes, which interfere with gene expression in adults
• C)the attachment of methyl groups to cytosine following birth, which changes the type of hemoglobin produced
• D)histone proteins change shape during embryonic development
• E)different promotors

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