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| 1. |
Which of the given statement is incorrect about Clusters of functionally related genes? |
| A. | In microbial genomes, genes specifying a metabolic pathway may be contiguous on the genome where they are coregulated transcriptionally in an operon by a common promoter |
| B. | In related organisms, gene order on the chromosome is least likely to be conserved |
| C. | As the relationship between the organisms decreases, local groups of genes remain clustered together, but chromosomal rearrangements move the clusters to other locations |
| D. | The function of a particular gene can sometimes be predicted, given the known function of a neighboring, closely linked gene |
| Answer» C. As the relationship between the organisms decreases, local groups of genes remain clustered together, but chromosomal rearrangements move the clusters to other locations | |