Which of the Following Is Not a Reason That Bacteria

question 100

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is not a reason that bacteria would be especially useful for laboratory studies of molecular evolution?

• A) Substitution rates are related more to chronological time than to generation time.
• B) They can be cultured in large numbers.
• C) They have short generation times.
• D) Their genomes can be sequenced more easily than those of multicellular eukaryotes.
• E) All of the above make bacteria useful for laboratory studies of molecular evolution.

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