Choose the true statements about the human and chimpanzee genomes. 

_____ A comparison of genomes confirms that humans and chimpanzees are closely related species.
_____ Very few mutations differentiating the two genomes occur in coding DNA.
_____ Some insertion-deletions (indels) lead to loss of function changes in the two genomes.
_____ More similarity exists between the genomes of human and mouse than between human and chimpanzee.
_____ The estimated genome sizes and number of genes is very different in humans and chimpanzees.


__X__ A comparison of genomes confirms that humans and chimpanzees are closely related species.
_____ Very few mutations differentiating the two genomes occur in coding DNA.
__X__ Some insertion-deletions (indels) lead to loss of function changes in the two genomes.
_____ More similarity exists between the genomes of human and mouse than between human and chimpanzee.
_____ The estimated genome sizes and number of genes is very different in humans and chimpanzees.

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