Bacteria and Humans Use the Same DNA Components, and Both

question 77

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 because the mechanism for producing them is the same.
• D)Bacterial and human DNA are identical in sequence because the method for producing them is the same.

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