Choose the true statements about the human and mouse genomes. 

_____ The human genome shares 99% of its genes with the mouse genome.
_____ A comparison of genomes confirms that mice and humans shared a common ancestory more recently than humans and pufferfish.
_____ Very few genes are conserved in the two genomes.
_____ Little rearrangement of genes has occurred in the two genomes.


__X__ The human genome shares 99% of its genes with the mouse genome.
__X__ A comparison of genomes confirms that mice and humans shared a common ancestory more recently than humans and pufferfish.
_____ Very few genes are conserved in the two genomes.
_____ Little rearrangement of genes has occurred in the two genomes.

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