Suppose that you wanted to express a protein from animal cells using recombinant DNA technology. Why might you prefer to use yeast as the host rather than E. coli?
A) Posttranslational protein processing in yeasts is similar to that in animals.
B) Yeast is a multicellular organism.
C) Yeast has a smaller genome than E. coli.
D) Yeast is a prokaryote.
E) Yeast is easier to cultivate than the bacterium.
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