When Francis Collins Described the Human Genome Database as a "Shop

question 14

Multiple Choice

When Francis Collins described the Human Genome Database as a "shop manual," he meant that the human genome contains

• A) information about how closely related we are to other organisms.
• B) information about the probability of an individual developing a disease.
• C) instructions for making mechanical objects.
• D) instructions for making all the RNAs and proteins that make up a human.

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