Which of the Following Is a Disadvantage to Using DNA

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a disadvantage to using DNA from organelles o obtain barcode genes?

• A)Organelle DNA occurs in multiple copies.
• B)Organelle DNA is more difficult to sequence.
• C)No organelles have DNA.
• D)Organelles are inherited only maternally;thus paternal DNA cannot be considered.
• E)Organelle DNA evolves too slowly for differences to be detected.

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Definitions:

Mitosis

A process of cell division in which a single cell divides to produce two identical daughter cells, each with the same number of chromosomes as the parent cell.

Fusion

Fusion is the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity.

Nuclear Envelope

A double membrane that encloses the nucleus in eukaryotic cells, separating the nucleus from the cytoplasm.

Prometaphase

Stage of mitosis during which spindle microtubules attach to kinetochores of chromosomes, which begin to move toward the cell’s midplane; occurs after prophase and before metaphase.