Which Statement Provides the Strongest Evidence That Most Noncoding DNA

question 143

Multiple Choice

Which statement provides the strongest evidence that most noncoding DNA is slightly deleterious?

• A) Species with larger population sizes have more noncoding DNA.
• B) Species with smaller population sizes have more noncoding DNA.
• C) Species with smaller genomes lose DNA more slowly than those with larger genomes.
• D) Species with larger genomes lose DNA more slowly than those with smaller genomes.
• E) There is an inverse relationship between the total amount of DNA in the genome and the percentage of the DNA that is noncoding.

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