Which condition or statement exemplifies the concept of genomics rather than genetics?
A)The gene for insulin is located on chromosome 11 in all people.
B)Expression of any single gene is dependent on inheriting two alleles.
C)Sex-linked recessive disorders affect males more often than females.
D)One allele for each gene is inherited from the mother, and one is inherited from the father.

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Genetics is the study of the general mechanisms of heredity and the variation of inherited traits. Genomics is the study of the function of all the nucleotide sequences present within the entire genome of a species, including genes in DNA coding regions and DNA noncoding regions. Selections B, C, and D all refer to mechanisms of heredity. Only selection A refers to the function of a specific nucleotide sequence.

Which Condition or Statement Exemplifies the Concept of Genomics Rather