Which One of the Following Statements About Pseudogenes Is False

question 25

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following statements about pseudogenes is false?

• A)Premature stop codons can produce pseudogenes.
• B)Missense mutations can produce pseudogenes.
• C)Pseudogenes cause gene inactivation.
• D)Pseudogenes have DNA sequences very similar to a functional gene.
• E)Pseudogenes result from horizontal gene transfer.

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