Which statement regarding genetics is false?
A) In keeping with our greater complexity, the human genome has about 100 times more genes than that of yeast.
B) Despite morphological similarities, fungi are more closely related to animals than they are to plants.
C) About 99% of the genes of humans and mice are related by descent from a common ancestor.
D) The more recently two species have branched from a common ancestor, the more similar we expect their DNA sequences to be.

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The human genome does not have 100 times more genes than that of yeast. In fact, humans have approximately 20,000 to 25,000 genes, while yeast has about 6,000 genes, making the difference far less than a factor of 100.

Which Statement Regarding Genetics Is False