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Which is true of pseudogenes?

A. Pseudogenes can provide evidence of evolution in DNA sequences.

B. Pseudogenes are not real.

C. Pseudogenes are the same as regular functioning genes.

D. Pseudogenes cannot be inherited.

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the answer is A. hope this helps!
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Answer is D. Pseudogenes cannot be inherited.

Pseudogene is a DNA segment which is similar to a real gene having all the characteristics of a gene but it does not make a functional product; a gene that has become inactivated in a particular species because of mutation. Pseudogenes can be transcribed, but the product is non-functional.


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