Select the wrong statement:

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(B) The correct statement regarding the human genome is that less than $2 \%$ of the genome codes for proteins. Therefore,the statement 'Less than $10

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Less than $2 \%$ of the genome codes for proteins.

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(B) The correct statement regarding the human genome is that less than $2 \%$ of the genome codes for proteins. Therefore,the statement 'Less than $10 \%$ of the genome codes for protein' is technically incorrect as it is an overestimation,but in the context of standard biology questions,option $B$ is identified as the wrong statement because the actual value is significantly lower (approximately $1.4 \%$).

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