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theo

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on: Jul 5, 2013
The comparison between the number of human genes and those of other animal species has led to many conclusions, including
A) the density of the human genome is far higher than in most other animals.
B) the number of proteins expressed by the human genome is far more than the number of its genes.
C) most human DNA consists of genes for protein, tRNA, rRNA, and miRNA.
D) the genomes of other organisms are most significantly smaller than the human genome.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 6, 2013
Hi

B is the answer ;)


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Reply #2 on: Aug 10, 2013
Wow, awesome :D


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