Biologists have published a report showing the numbers of different genes in five different bacteria, correlating these findings to the environments in which the bacteria live and their evolutionary relationships.This report is best described as a study in
A) metagenomics.
B) functional genomics.
C) comparative genomics.
D) relational genomics.
E) proteomics.

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The report compares the number of different genes in five different bacteria, which is a characteristic of comparative genomics. The report is correlating this information to their environmental conditions and evolutionary relationships.

Biologists Have Published a Report Showing the Numbers of Different