Which of the following statements about gene families is false?
A) Gene families evolve via gene duplication.
B) Pseudogenes are quickly removed from gene families by deletion.
C) Members of a gene family can include several functional genes.
D) Examples of gene families include the engrailed and globin gene families in vertebrates.
E) In some gene families, the members do not evolve independently of one another.
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