Question

Comparative genomics includes a comparison of gene number, gene content, and gene location in both prokaryotic and eukaryotic groups of organisms.

(a) True

(b) False

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Asked question is from Comparative Genomics topic in portion Collecting & Storing Sequences in Laboratory of Bioinformatics

Answer 1

The correct option is (a) True

Easiest explanation: The availability of complete genome sequences makes possible a comparison of all of the proteins encoded by one genome, the proteome of that organism, with those of another. Because the genome sequence provides both the sequence and the map location of each gene, both the sequence and location can be compared.