In your research,you are comparing the transcriptome and the proteome for two related species.One gene in species B has a similar transcript but a much smaller protein than in species A,and the protein seems to be nonfunctional.What do you predict about this gene? (Select all that apply)
A)It is a pseudogene.
B)It will have an increased number of persistent mutations in species B.
C)It probably has a STOP codon early in the coding region.
D)It probably has a defect in the enhancer region.
E)It probably is not methylated correctly.

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- A pseudogene is a gene that is no longer functional, which aligns with the description of the gene in species B having a nonfunctional protein despite a similar transcript.- An increased number of persistent mutations in species B could explain the difference in protein size and function, as mutations could lead to a nonfunctional protein.- An early STOP codon in the coding region would result in a much smaller protein, as translation would be terminated prematurely.

In Your Research,you Are Comparing the Transcriptome and the Proteome