A Compound Is Extracted from a Microbial Culture and Is

question 26

Multiple Choice

A compound is extracted from a microbial culture and is modified in the laboratory for use as an oral medication. This product would be a(n)

• A) semisynthetic antimicrobial.
• B) probiotic.
• C) antibiotic.
• D) synthetic antimicrobial.
• E) analog.

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Definitions:

Frequency-Dependent Selection

A mechanism of natural selection where the fitness of a phenotype depends on its frequency relative to other phenotypes in the population.

Infant Survival

The probability or rate of survival of newborn organisms through their earliest stages of life, often influenced by factors like genetic health, parental care, and environmental conditions.

Balanced Polymorphism

A situation in which two or more alleles of a gene persist in a population because the survival advantage or disadvantage of each balances out.

Heterozygote Advantage

The phenomenon where individuals with two different alleles for a particular trait have a greater fitness than those with two identical alleles.