Answer: D. Mutation in coding sequences are more likely to be deleterious to the organism than mutations in noncoding sequences.
Explanation: It was not likely to be that the coding sequences are replicated more often. The only possible explanation is that the mutations in coding is more likely to be deleterious to the organism than mutations because it is in a non coding sequence.
Answer: A quantitative observation
Explanation: Quantitative observations deal with numbers or amounts. As opposed to <em>qualitative</em> observations, which are observations made with the 5 senses.
