Which ranking correctly orders the concepts, from the one most closely related to phenotypic characteristics to the one most distantly related to phenotypic characteristics?
A) Genome, proteome, metabolome
B) Genome, metabolome, proteome
C) Proteome, metabolome, genome
D) Proteome, genome, metabolome
E) Metabolome, proteome, genome

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The metabolome is most closely related to phenotypic characteristics as it represents the complete set of metabolites, which are the end products of cellular processes. The proteome, which includes all proteins expressed by a genome, is next as proteins are directly involved in cellular functions. The genome, which is the complete set of DNA, is the most distantly related as it provides the blueprint but not the direct expression of phenotypic traits.

Which Ranking Correctly Orders the Concepts, from the One Most