Which of the following statements about the genomes of organisms is false?
A) Most of the DNA in a bacterium codes for either RNA or protein.
B) The total size of the genome of eukaryotes varies little from organism to organism.
C) There is some correlation between genome size and complexity of the organism.
D) Pseudogenes may play a role in evolution.
E) Noncoding regions of the DNA have higher mutation rates than coding regions.
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