Which of the following organisms has the largest number of protein-coding genes?

a. E. coli (bacteria)
b. Saccharomyces cerevisiae (yeast)
c. Homo sapiens (human)
d. Oryza sativa (rice)
e. Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly)


D

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