When comparing the genomes of a bacterial parasite versus a free-living, nonparasitic bacterium, one expects to find that _____
A) the proportion of G-C base pairs will be significantly higher in the parasite
B) no homology between the free-living and parasitic bacteria
C) there will be a higher proportion of genes of unknown function in the parasite
D) the parasite will have acquired a smaller proportion of its genes through lateral gene transfer
E) the parasite will have a smaller genome
Answer: E
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