Chromosomal regions that represent evolutionary vestiges of duplicated copies of genes that have underdone sufficient mutations to render them untranscribable are called_________ .

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Chromosomal regions that represent evolutionary vestiges of duplicated copies of genes that have undergone sufficient mutations to render them untranscribable are called pseudogenes. Satellites (A) are highly repetitive DNA sequences found in centromeric regions of chromosomes. Alleles (B) are different versions of the same gene. LINEs (D) are retrotransposons that can transpose by using their own reverse transcriptase enzyme to make cDNA copies of themselves that are inserted elsewhere in the genome. Transposons (E) are pieces of DNA that can move from one location to another within the genome.

Chromosomal Regions That Represent Evolutionary Vestiges of Duplicated Copies of Genes