What is a key difference between prokaryote genomes and the genomes of multicellular eukaryotes?
A) Multicellular eukaryote genomes have a greater number of protein-coding genes than prokaryote genomes.
B) Prokaryote genomes have more introns than multicellular eukaryote genomes.
C) Multicellular eukaryote genomes have larger intergenic regions than prokaryote genomes.
D) There are more mobile genetic elements in prokaryote genomes than in multicellular eukaryote genomes.
C
You might also like to view...
Virulence factors include all of the following except ________.
A. exotoxin B. capsules C. endotoxin D. exoenzymes E. ribosome
The aspect of human evolution in which the genes microcephalin and ASPM have been implicated is the
A. evolution of our large frontal cortex. B. evolution of language. C. evolution of bipedal locomotion (walking upright). D. evolution of an opposable thumb. E. the evolution of mother-infant bonding
Which statement is true?
a. The anterior pituitary gland is essentially nervous tissue. b. The anterior pituitary gland secretes only two hormones. c. Only the posterior part of the pituitary gland could be called the "master gland." d. The posterior pituitary gland only stores hormones produced by the hypothalamus. e. The anterior pituitary gland is conencted to the hpothalamus via the infindibulum.
Which of the following is a fire-maintained climax that gives way to oak woodland when fire is suppressed?
A) arctic tundra B) chaparral in California C) sugar maple-basswood forest in Wisconsin D) oak-hickory forest in the Piedmont of North Carolina