After finding a new medicinal plant, a pharmaceutical company decides to determine if the plant has genes similar to those of other known medicinal plants. What would annotation of the genome of this plant allow the company to determine?
A) what proteins are produced by the plant
B) what mRNA transcripts are produced by the plant
C) identify genes and determine their functions
D) identify the location of mRNA within the plant cells

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Annotation of the genome would allow the company to identify genes and determine their functions, which could reveal whether the plant produces proteins or mRNA transcripts that have similarities with those of other known medicinal plants. This information could provide insight into the potential medicinal properties of the new plant.

After Finding a New Medicinal Plant, a Pharmaceutical Company Decides