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theo

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on: Jul 5, 2013

If humans have 2,900 Mb, a specific member of the lily family has 120,000 Mb, and a yeast has ~13 Mb, why can't this data allow us to order their evolutionary significance?
A) Size matters less than gene density.
B) Size does not compare to gene density.
C) Size does not vary with gene complexity.
D) Size is mostly due to "junk" DNA.
E) Size is comparable only within phyla.

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Reply #1 on: Jul 6, 2013

Hi

C is the answer

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Reply #2 on: Aug 10, 2013

Wow, awesome

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