What Question Is Most Likely to Be Answered If the Goals

question 17

Multiple Choice

What question is most likely to be answered if the goals of the Human Genome Project are met?

• A)Should companies that discover disease-related genes (ex: BRCA genes)and develop tests for those genes be allowed to patent them?
• B)How did plasmids evolve?
• C)How many genes does the genome of Borrelia burgdorferi contain?
• D)What are the functions of repetitive sequences in prokaryotic organisms?

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