Genes that are closely related evolutionarily, have the same function, and are present in the genomes of two or more different organisms are called _____.
A) genologs
B) heterologs
C) Paralogs
D) Metalogs
E) orthologs

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Orthologs are genes in different species that evolved from a common ancestral gene by speciation and retain the same function in the course of evolution.

Genes That Are Closely Related Evolutionarily, Have the Same Function