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Match the terms with sentences about evolution within a genome. The loss or dupl

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Question

Match the terms with sentences about evolution within a genome. The loss or duplication of an individual chromosome instead of the whole genome is called _____. Part of the chromosome and the genes it contains are duplicated in _____. In _____, segments of chromosomes can change conservation of place or chromosomes can fuse with one another. The _____ suggests that arrangements of DNA in related species are preserved over evolutionary time. However, some sequences of DNA are _____, which are very similar to functional genes but do not produce a functional product.

Explanation / Answer

1. Aneuploidy

2. Segmental duplication

3.Genome rearrangement

4. Conservation of synteny

5. Pseudogenes