Which of the Following Statements About Genomes Is True

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about genomes is true?

A) Most genes found in the genomes of complex multicellular organisms are not required for survival.
B) As complexity increases from bacteria to yeast to invertebrate to vertebrate, gene number increases more than does the size of the genome.
C) As complexity increases from bacteria to yeast to invertebrate to vertebrate, the proportion of the genome consisting of coding sequence increases.
D) Both a and b
E) Both b and c