In general,the organization of genes in bacteria is different from that in eukaryotes.In E.coli,approximately 27 percent of all genes are organized into contiguous,functionally related units containing multiple genes under coordinate control that are transcribed as a single unit.Such contiguous gene families are called ________.
A) transcriptomes
B) proteomes
C) contigs
D) operons
E) pseudogenes

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The contiguous gene families in bacteria that are transcribed as a single unit under coordinate control are called operons. Option A, transcriptomes, refers to the entire set of transcripts that are produced by a cell or organism. Option B, proteomes, refers to the complete set of proteins expressed by a cell or organism. Option C, contigs, are contiguous sequences of DNA that are determined by sequencing and assembly techniques. Option E, pseudogenes, are non-functional copies of genes that have accumulated mutations over time.

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