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Pseudogenes are _______________(a) non-functional(b) non-existent(c) existent in plants only(d) cannot be sequencedI got this question at a job interview.The above asked question is from Genome Stability topic in portion Nature of Genome of Cell Biology

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The correct option is (a) non-functional

Explanation: Pesudogenes are GENES found in the CLUSTERS of genes that code for a specific polypeptide. Such genes are HOMOLOGOUS to functional genes in the cluster but due to accumulated mutations, are rendered nonfunctional.



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