________ occurs when paralogs diverge and they divide the work initially undertaken by the parental gene before duplication.
A) Neofunctionalization
B) Homeotic transformation
C) Colinearity
D) Subfunctionalization

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Subfunctionalization occurs when after gene duplication, each copy of the gene retains only a subset of the original functions. In other words, paralogs diverge and divide the work initially undertaken by the parental gene before duplication. The result is that both copies are required for the full complement of original functions.

________ Occurs When Paralogs Diverge and They Divide the Work