Which of the Following Statements About Genomes Is True

question 90

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about genomes is true?

• A) Most genes found in the genomes of complex multicellular organisms are not required for survival.
• B) As complexity increases from bacteria to yeast to invertebrate to vertebrate, gene number increases more than does the size of the genome.
• C) As complexity increases from bacteria to yeast to invertebrate to vertebrate, the proportion of the genome consisting of coding sequence increases.
• D) Both a and b
• E) Both b and c

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