Multiple Choice
When a segment of DNA duplicates,causing 2 or more copies of a gene to be present in the chromosome,the most likely fate of the duplicate(s) would not be
A) to lose function in subsequent mutation.
B) to improve function in subsequent mutation.
C) to gain a new function in subsequent mutation.
D) to become a pseudogene.
E) to become part of a gene family.
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