As Organisms Increase in Complexity from Yeasts to Fruit Flies

question 59

Multiple Choice

As organisms increase in complexity from yeasts to fruit flies to humans, the number of protein-coding genes in the genome increases _______ than the number of nucleotides, and the proportion of the genome that codes for proteins _______.

• A) more; greatly increases
• B) more; greatly decreases
• C) less; greatly increases
• D) less; roughly stays the same
• E) less; greatly decreases

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Definitions:

Profitability Index

An instrument in finance that quantifies the potential profit of an investment by dividing the current value of anticipated cash flows by the initial cost of investment.

Modified Internal Rate Of Return

An adjustment of the Internal Rate of Return formula that rectifies its limitations by incorporating different reinvestment rates for cash flows received over the investment's lifetime.

Payback Period Method

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