In 1958, Francis Crick proposed that genes and their corresponding polypeptides are "colinear." Which of the following statements concerning the concept of colinearity is INCORRECT?
A) Colinearity means that the linear nucleotide sequence of a given gene corresponds directly to the linear amino acid sequence in the corresponding polypeptide.
B) The number of nucleotides in a gene should be precisely proportional to the number of amino acids present in the corresponding polypeptide.
C) Colinearity generally holds true for the coding regions of prokaryotic viral genes.
D) The vast majority of eukaryotic genes follow the concept of colinearity.
E) The exception to colinearity between genes and polypeptides is the presence of untranslated sequences (UTRs).

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Most eukaryotic genes contain introns, which are non-coding sequences, disrupting the colinearity between the gene's nucleotide sequence and the polypeptide's amino acid sequence.

In 1958, Francis Crick Proposed That Genes and Their Corresponding