Which gene-altering event is most likely to create a new gene encoding a functional protein?
A) gene duplication followed by small mutations
B) gene duplication followed by large mutations
C) exon shuffling
D) transposition of DNA sequences
E) inversion of DNA sequences

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Gene duplication followed by small mutations is most likely to create a new gene encoding a functional protein because the duplicated gene can accumulate mutations that may lead to new functions while retaining the original gene's function.

Which Gene-Altering Event Is Most Likely to Create a New