Computer programs can scan DNA sequences and identify potential genes, which may or may not be functional genes. A functional gene must
a. share an exon with another functional gene.
b. result in a mutant phenotype if its sequence is mutated.
c. have an open reading frame.
d. be expressed in all cell types of the organism.
e. have a functional ortholog in another species.
Ans: c
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