Which statement about high-GC Gram-positive bacteria (actinobacteria) is false?
A) They develop an elaborately branched system of filaments.
B) They include several medically important bacteria.
C) Some species reproduce by forming chains of spores at the tips of filaments.
D) One species that is a human pathogen arose 3 million years ago in East Africa.
E) They have a higher proportion of adenine-thymine than guanine-cytosine base pairs.

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The statement that high-GC Gram-positive bacteria (actinobacteria) have a higher proportion of adenine-thymine than guanine-cytosine base pairs is false. In fact, they have a higher proportion of guanine-cytosine base pairs than adenine-thymine.

Which Statement About High-GC Gram-Positive Bacteria (Actinobacteria) Is False