What Is the Term for Two Genes from Two Different

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Multiple Choice

What is the term for two genes from two different species that are similar in sequence and serve the same function in each species?

• A) Related genes
• B) Paralogs
• C) Gene family
• D) Orthologs

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Definitions:

Grammar

The set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in a natural language.

Aphasia

Impairment of language, usually caused by left hemisphere damage either to Broca’s area (impairing speaking) or to Wernicke’s area (impairing understanding).

Language

Our spoken, written, or signed words and the ways we combine them to communicate meaning.

Grammar

The set of structural rules governing the composition of clauses, phrases, and words in any given natural language.