Q790
The defective copies of normal genes are known as
A.
Selfish genes
B.
Jumping genes
C.
Split genes
D.
Pseudo genes
AnswerAnswer: Option D
Solution
Answer: Option D
Solution:
The defective copies of normal genes are known as Pseudo genes.A pseudogene is a segment of DNA that structurally resembles a gene but is not capable of coding for a protein.
Pseudogenes are most often derived from genes that have lost their protein-coding ability due to accumulated mutations that have occurred throughout evolution.