According to recent genetic research, the complexity of an organism

A) is directly correlated with the number of protein-coding genes in its genome.
B) is inversely related to the number of protein-coding genes in its genome.
C) has more to do with how genes are used or regulated than with which genes are present.


Answer: C

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