Question 6

(Multiple Choice)

What is the primary reason that Woese and Fox choose the rRNA molecule to study phylogenetic relationships between organisms?


A)Ribosomal RNA is abundant in the cell.
B)Ribosomal RNA is a very stable molecule.
C)Ribosomal RNA is a molecule found in all living organisms.
D)Ribosomal RNA sequencing was very easy to perform at the time.
E)Ribosomal RNA is very easy to isolate and manipulate.

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