The Genome of Pelagibacter Ubique

question 36

Multiple Choice

The genome of Pelagibacter ubique

• A)is the smallest one thus far sequenced for a non-parasitic bacterium.
• B)contains no pseudogenes.
• C)has a very limited number of nucleotides between coding regions.
• D)all of the choices.

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Definitions:

Exothermic Reaction

A chemical reaction that releases heat energy to its surroundings.

Hammond Postulate

A principle stating that the transition state of a chemical reaction resembles the structure of the closest stable species.

Free Radical Bromination

A chemical reaction process involving the substitution of hydrogen atoms in organic molecules with bromine atoms, initiated by free radicals.

Free Radical Chlorinations

A reaction involving the substitution of hydrogen by chlorine in a hydrocarbon through the action of free radicals.