A biologist sequencing the DNA of various species of pathogenic bacteria with the goal of determining their evolutionary relationships is practicing _______ genomics.
A) functional
B) operational
C) meta-
D) comparative
E) eukaryotic

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Comparative genomics involves comparing the genomes of different species to better understand their evolutionary relationships. In this case, the biologist is comparing the genomes of different species of bacteria to determine their evolutionary relationships, making it an example of comparative genomics.

A Biologist Sequencing the DNA of Various Species of Pathogenic