When discussing the 2010 naming convention, all of the following statements are true except

a. The first set of numbers is called the allele family.
b. The second set of numbers is assigned in order of the allele's discovery.
c. The third set of numbers differentiates alleles that have different DNA sequences in the noncoding areas of the gene.
d. The fourth set of numbers refers to differences in the untranslated end pieces of DNA.


Answer: c

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