Bacteria and Humans Use the Same DNA Components, and Both

question 4

Multiple Choice

Bacteria and humans use the same DNA components, and both kinds of cells also perform transcription and translation. Which of the following choices is a potentially significant outcome of this shared mechanism?

• A) Bacteria are able to transcribe and translate human DNA, and thus they potentially could produce human proteins.
• B) Bacteria are able to transcribe and translate human DNA, thus they could evolve into humans.
• C) Bacterial and human proteins are identical in amino acid sequence since the mechanism for producing them is the same.
• D) Bacterial and human DNA are identical in sequence since the method for producing it is the same.

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