Which of the following terms refers to gene duplications that have decayed into nonfunctional entities?
A) introns
B) contigs
C) orthologs
D) pseudogenes
E) transposons

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Pseudogenes are gene duplications that have decayed into nonfunctional entities, meaning they no longer perform their original function. Introns are non-coding sequences within genes, contigs are sets of overlapping DNA sequences used in genome assembly, orthologs are genes in different species that evolved from a common ancestral gene and retain some of the same function, and transposons are DNA sequences that can move within or between chromosomes.

Which of the Following Terms Refers to Gene Duplications That