Every morning when they get to work, the crew of the local donut shop waits to be told what to do by their manager. Some of them clean, some of them make donuts, and some of them do paperwork. It is the manager who instructs each individual employee on their tasks for the day. If you were to compare the donut shop to the human genetic system, the manager would serve as a(n) __________.

A. human genome
B. chromosome
C. DNA molecule
D. epigenome


Answer: D

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