As eukaryotic organisms have increased in complexity,the proportion of their genomes that encodes proteins has:
A) Increased
B) Decreased
C) Stayed the same
D) Increased in complexity
E) Decreased in complexity

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As eukaryotic organisms have increased in complexity, their genomes have increased in size due to the accumulation of non-coding DNA. This means that the proportion of the genome that encodes proteins has actually decreased.

As Eukaryotic Organisms Have Increased in Complexity,the Proportion of Their