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What are Hox genes?

A. genes that can produce large changes in adult animals during the embryological development
B. genes that are most often used to calculate a molecular clock
C. genes that have never gone through the process of crossing over
D. duplicate genes that are always responsible for speciation​

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Answer:

A.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hox genes encode and correct positions of body structures making sure they form in the correct places in the body.

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Answer:

a

Step-by-step explanation:

I haven't heard of them

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