What do researchers hope to achieve in terms of human health by studying the dog genome?

A. The goal is to find similar genes for diseases in the two different species, which might lead to treatment and cures.
B. The hope is that someday scientists can produce human-dog hybrids for medical testing.
C. Researchers hope to insert human genes into dogs to produce medicines for human diseases.
D. Since humans and dogs are so different genetically, there is no real practical application of the research to human diseases.

A. The goal is to find similar genes for diseases in the two different species, which might lead to treatment and cures.