_______ Is Most Likely to Lead to an Increase in the Rate

question 151

Multiple Choice

_______ is most likely to lead to an increase in the rate that pseudogenes accumulate in a population.

• A) A decreased point mutation rate
• B) More intense purifying selection
• C) An increased rate of gene duplication
• D) A decreased rate of gene duplication
• E) An increase in the rate of biased gene conversion

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