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Which of the following mechanisms can lead to gene duplication?

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Answer: Unequal crossing over during meiosis

Explanation:

Gene duplication often occurs due to unequal crossing over during meiosis, where homologous chromosomes misalign and exchange unequal segments, leading to one chromosome with a duplicated gene and the other with a deleted gene.

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