Analysis of the Genome of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Has Revealed All

question 9

Multiple Choice

Analysis of the genome of Mycobacterium tuberculosis has revealed all the following except

• A)it is significantly larger than the genome of M.leprae.
• B)it is more closely related to M.leprae than to M.bovis.
• C)it has 99.5% homology with the genome of M.bovis.
• D)all of the above are characteristics of M.tuberculosis.

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