Which of These Is FALSE About the ENCODE Project

question 6

Multiple Choice

Which of these is FALSE about the ENCODE project?

• A)It was a 10-year project.
• B)Its purpose was to determine whether noncoding DNAs had a purpose.
• C)It concluded that ~80% of the human genome has some function.
• D)It concluded that all proteins are equally important.
• E)It concluded that some sequences are important for regulation even if they do not encode for genes.

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