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The Proteome for Humans Is About 70,000 Proteins Whereas Only

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The proteome for humans is about 70,000 proteins whereas only 21,000 protein-coding genes have been discovered.Which statement could explain this?


A) Splicing of eukaryotic mRNA can result in the production of more than one protein from a single gene.
B) Many of our proteins are actually produced by symbiotic organisms in our bodies.
C) Splicing of eukaryotic mRNA can result in the production of more than one protein from a single gene and many of our proteins are actually produced by symbiotic organisms in our bodies.
D) We do not know enough about the human genome to explain this fact.

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