__________ are genes of common ancestry in two genomes that share the same function.
A) Homologs
B) Open reading frames
C) Proteomes
D) Orthologs
E) Lysogenic

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Orthologs are genes in different species that evolved from a common ancestor and share the same function. This is different from homologs, which are simply genes that have similar sequences and may or may not have similar functions. Open reading frames refer to sections of a gene that are potentially translatable into proteins, while proteomes refer to the entire set of proteins expressed by a genome. Lysogenic refers to a specific type of viral life cycle.

__________ Are Genes of Common Ancestry in Two Genomes That