Comparison of the Genomes of Humans and Our Closest Living

question 15

Multiple Choice

Comparison of the genomes of humans and our closest living relative,the chimpanzee,has identified a few DNA regions that have changed rapidly since the two species diverged.Which statement below accurately depicts the thing that sets humans apart from chimpanzees.

• A)the few regions that have rapidly changed are all protein-encoding genes
• B)humans have been found to have many more genes than chimpanzees
• C)chimpanzees have been found to have many more non-coding regions in their genome
• D)the control of the genes,rather than the genes themselves are what sets humans apart from chimpanzees
• E)all of the above

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Definitions:

Physical RAM

The actual hardware component, typically in the form of modules, that provides the physical memory space for a computer to store data temporarily.

Page File

A single block of memory space, 4 KB in size, used to store files that may also retrieve a file located on a disk.

Virtual Memory

A memory management capability of an operating system that uses hardware and software to allow a computer to compensate for physical memory shortages, temporarily transferring data from random access memory (RAM) to disk storage.

DIMM

Dual In-line Memory Module, a series of random-access memory modules that provide a computer's processor with the temporary data storage it needs to operate.