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. To do this, the company annotates the genome of the new plant to ________.

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Annotating a genome involves identifying genes and determining their functions. This would allow the company to compare the genes of the new medicinal plant to those of other known medicinal plants to see if they share any similarities. Annotating the genome would not reveal information about what proteins or mRNA transcripts are produced, or the location of mRNA within the plant cells.

After Finding a New Medicinal Plant, a Pharmaceutical Company Decides