The best target for drug development would be

A. genes that are shared by humans and the organisms causing Chagas disease, African sleeping sickness, and Leishmania.
B. genes that are shared by humans and the organisms causing Chagas disease but not the organisms causing African sleeping sickness or Leishmania.
C. genes that are shared by the organisms causing Chagas disease, African sleeping sickness, and Leishmania but not shared by humans.
D. genes that are shared by the organisms causing Chagas disease and African sleeping sickness but not shared by humans or the organisms causing Leishmania.


Answer: C

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