Which Statement About Pseudogenes Is True

question 196

Multiple Choice

Which statement about pseudogenes is true?

• A) There must be more functional genes than pseudogenes in a gene family.
• B) Pseudogenes generally look very different from functional genes.
• C) Pseudogenes usually arise from gain-of-function mutations.
• D) In some gene families, there appears to be little selection pressure for the deletion of pseudogenes. These families have few pseudogenes.
• E) In some gene families, there appears to be little selection pressure for the deletion of pseudogenes. These families can have many pseudogenes.

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