Pseudogenes are
A) DNA sequences similar to functional genes,but do not produce functional products as far as we can tell.
B) DNA sequences produced in the laboratory and artificially inserted into a genome to investigate their function.
C) duplicate genes that are on the wrong chromosome but still produce the same gene product as the original gene.
D) genes that have been inserted from a different species,such as by a retrovirus,and may or may not produce a functional product in the new species.
E) mutated genes that produce two or more functional products.
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