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

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Comparative genomics involves comparing the genomes of different organisms to understand their evolutionary relationships. In this case, the lab is sequencing the DNA of various species of bacteria to determine their evolutionary relationships, which falls under comparative genomics. The other options do not fit the description of what the lab is doing.

A Lab Sequencing the DNA of Various Species of Pathogenic