Which statement about ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes is false?
A) Nearly all multicellular animals have hundreds of copies of them, if not more.
B) Within a species, there is much variation, structurally and functionally, in the copies of the rRNA genes.
C) rRNA genes evolve through concerted evolution.
D) The multiple copies of rRNA genes within a species are very similar structurally.
E) The multiple copies of rRNA genes within a species are very similar functionally.
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