Refer to the Table, Which Shows the Genome Sizes, Development

question 96

Multiple Choice

Refer to the table, which shows the genome sizes, development times, and population sizes of four species of salamanders. These salamander data are consistent with

• A) development rate hypothesis for genome size.
• B) genome size being due to lateral gene transfer.
• C) noncoding DNA being slightly advantageous.
• D) noncoding DNA being slightly deleterious.
• E) noncoding DNA having a regulatory effect.

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