The Greater Complexity of Humans Compared to Worms and Flies

question 15

Multiple Choice

The greater complexity of humans compared to worms and flies is due to:

• A) a greater number of genes.
• B) higher levels of alternative splicing.
• C) a much greater number of transcription factors.
• D) chromatin structure.
• E) combinatorial regulation by a greater number of transcription factors.

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