Which Statement Regarding Genetics Is False

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which statement regarding genetics is false?

• A) In keeping with our greater complexity, the human genome has about 100 times more genes than that of yeast.
• B) Despite morphological similarities, fungi are more closely related to animals than they are to plants.
• C) About 99% of the genes of humans and mice are related by descent from a common ancestor.
• D) The more recently two species have branched from a common ancestor, the more similar we expect their DNA sequences to be.

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