Atypical prokaryotic cell has about 3,000 genes in its

Chapter 0, Problem 12

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Atypical prokaryotic cell has about 3,000 genes in its DNA, while a human cell has about 20,5(X} genes. About 1,000 of these genes are present in both types of cells. Based on your understanding ofevolution, explain how such different organisms could have this same subset ofgenes. What sorts offunctions might these shared genes have?

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