Which Study Is Best Characterized as One of Comparative Genomics

question 121

Multiple Choice

Which study is best characterized as one of comparative genomics?

• A) Researchers investigating the relative frequencies of different transposable elements in a grasshopper species
• B) Researchers investigating the relationship between the number of transposable elements and development time across different species of flies
• C) Researchers attempting to find the regulatory sequences of a cell-signaling gene in a yeast species
• D) Researchers using sequencing to assess the diversity of fungi in a soil sample
• E) Researchers using sequencing to compare the diversity of bacteria across different parts of a stream

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