A Multigene Family Is Composed of ________

question 31

Multiple Choice

A multigene family is composed of ________.

• A) multiple genes whose products must be coordinately expressed
• B) genes whose sequences are very similar and that probably arose by duplication
• C) many tandem repeats such as those found in centromeres and telomeres
• D) a gene whose exons can be spliced in a number of different ways
• E) a highly conserved gene found in a number of different species

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