Multiple Choice
Which of the following characteristics is not true of gene families?
A) The number of paralogs usually varies widely between individuals in a species
B) Gene families arise through gene duplications
C) Functional divergence can arise in gene families because there is no loss of fitness when the function of one copy changes.
D) The original functions of a gene can be split between two paralogs in a gene family.
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