What Is the Most Important Reason to Sequence an Entire

question 19

Multiple Choice

What is the most important reason to sequence an entire genome of a model organism,such as that of C.elegans,a nematode?

• A)it allows researchers to use the sequence to build a "better" nematode, which is resistant to disease.
• B)it allows research on a group of organisms we do not usually care much about.
• C)the nematode is a good animal model for trying out cures for viral illness.
• D)a sequence that is found to have a particular function in the nematode is likely to have a closely related function in vertebrates.
• E)a sequence that is found to have no introns in the nematode genome is likely to have acquired the introns from higher organisms.

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