How Is It That Clostrioides Difficile, Often a Part of the Normal

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Essay

How is it that Clostrioides difficile, often a part of the normal intestinal microflora, can be the causative agent of pseudomembranous enterocolitis?

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Definitions:

Diploid Cells

Cells that contain two complete sets of chromosomes, one from each parent, characteristic of most organismal body cells except for gametes.

Copies

Replicas or reproductions of a document, file, data, or genetically identical organisms or cells.

Pure-Breeding

Refers to organisms that, when bred, produce offspring with specific, uniform characteristics over many generations.

Incompletely Dominant

A genetic scenario wherein the phenotype of the heterozygote is intermediate between those of the two homozygotes.