For the Syntenic Dot Plot Below, What Does the Shorter

question 37

Multiple Choice

For the syntenic dot plot below, what does the shorter line in between and perpendicular to the two longer lines represent?

• A) matching gene sequences
• B) a chromosomal inversion
• C) a synonymous mutation
• D) a region with high mutation rates

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