The Genome of an Organism is All of Its

Question

The genome of an organism is all of its
A) genetic material.
B) RNA.
C) characteristics.
D) All of the answer choices are correct.
E) proteins.

Accepted Answer

The genome of an organism refers to all of its genetic material, which includes both DNA and RNA. It is the complete set of instructions that determine the characteristics of an organism.

Option B is incorrect as RNA is just a subset of the genome, not the entire genome. Option C is incorrect as characteristics are determined by the genome, but the genome itself is not synonymous with characteristics. Option D is incorrect as while all of the options are related to the genome, only option A directly refers to the genome itself. Option E is incorrect as proteins are produced from the information encoded in the genome, but they are not the genome itself.