Which event can introduce a protein domain into a pre-existing protein?

a. gene alignment
b. intron shuffling
c. exon shuffling
d. peptide shuffling
e. exon splicing


ANSWER: c

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What will be an ideal response?

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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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