Question

Pseudogenes are DNA sequences that were derived from distinct genes but which have acquired mutations that are deleterious to function in the same period of time.

(a) True

(b) False

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Enquiry is from Sequence Assembly and Gene Identification in division Collecting & Storing Sequences in Laboratory of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

The correct answer is (b) False

The best explanation: Pseudogenes are DNA sequences that were derived from a functional copy of a gene but which have acquired mutations that are deleterious to function. For e.g. the pseudogene TRY5 is similar to the nearby functional gene TRY4.