Multiple Choice
All of the following statements are true regarding discoveries made by the Human Microbiome Project except
A) the genes coded by our microbiome number in the millions,whereas human cells contain approximately 21,000 genes.
B) areas of the body once believed to be sterile,are now known to harbor microbes.
C) the microbiota does not contain pathogens; all of the microbes in our microbiome are non-pathogenic.
D) the composition of the microbiome has implications for the development of other,non-infectious diseases such as diabetes,obesity and asthma.
E) bacteria,as well as viruses and fungi,make up the microbiome.
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