Which is false regarding the GGC gene?

a. It is present in humans, mollusks, and insects.
b. It codes for an enzyme that regulates pattern
formation in cone shells.
c. It is more than 500 million years old.
d. Today the enzyme product of the gene has
different functions in different lineages.
e. None of these are false.


Answer: b

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