Which statement accurately describes a relationship between mutation rate and genome size?

A) Larger genomes have higher mutation rates across all domains of life.
B) Larger genomes have lower mutation rates across all domains of life.
C) Mutation rate increases with genome size in multicellular organisms.
D) Mutation rate increases with genome size in unicellular organisms.


C

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