Comparisons of yeast and bacterial cell genomes have revealed that
A) yeast cells have more genes devoted to the basic functions of survival than bacteria do.
B) eukaryotic cells are structurally similar to bacterial cells in terms of complexity.
C) bacteria and yeast are both haploid.
D) the histones of bacteria are very similar to those of yeast.
E) there are more genes for targeting proteins to organelles in yeast than in bacteria.

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Comparisons of yeast and bacterial cell genomes have revealed that yeast cells have more genes for targeting proteins to organelles than bacteria do. This is because yeast cells, being eukaryotic, have more complex subcellular structures like organelles that require specific proteins to be targeted to them for proper function. Bacteria, being prokaryotic, do not have organelles and thus do not require such genes.

Comparisons of Yeast and Bacterial Cell Genomes Have Revealed That