Paralogous genes are
A)genes that do not encode protein.
B)genes of slowly evolving proteins.
C)relics of genes that are not expressed.
D)genes of rapidly evolving proteins.
E)the results of gene duplication.

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Paralogous genes are the results of gene duplication, in which an ancestral gene is duplicated and the duplicated gene evolves independently, resulting in two or more copies of the gene in the genome. As a result, paralogous genes have similar or divergent functions and can evolve at different rates, leading to functional divergence.

Paralogous Genes Are