Such partial duplicates of structural genes which have incorporated sufficient changes so that they are not biologically active and usually are not transcribed are called

pseudo alleles

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multiple alleles

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pseudo genes

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repeated genes

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The correct option is C pseudo genes
Pseudogenes often result from the accumulation of multiple mutations within a gene whose product is not required for the survival of the organism.

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