When a gene is duplicated one or more times, it gives rise to a group of genes that may diverge by mutation, but their sequences will generally remain closely related and they will encode similar polypeptides. The genes produced in this way can be referred to as ________.

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When a gene is duplicated one or more times, it gives rise to a group of closely related genes that encode similar polypeptides. These genes can be referred to as gene families.

When a Gene Is Duplicated One or More Times, It