Genes from different sources that are related in sequence due to shared evolutionary ancestry are called ________ genes, and groups of such genes are known as ________

A) homologous / gene families
B) paralogous / functional genes
C) orthologous / gene families
D) homologous / functional genes


Answer: A

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