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The noncoding regions of mammalian mitochondrial genomes have few to no repair mechanisms, but no real selective pressure. Which of the following are consequences of this condition?
A) a rate of mutation that is much higher than that of nuclear sequences
B) a high rate of loss of mitochondrial genomes relative to nuclear sequences
C) a high rate of natural selection for genomes identical to those of the mother
D) a lower rate of mutations that remain in maternal lineages over evolutionary time
E) a rate of mutation that can increase with successive generations in a maternal line
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