Genomic Analysis Led to the Discovery That Pathogenic Organisms Often

question 36

True/False

Genomic analysis led to the discovery that pathogenic organisms often lack genes for amino acid biosynthesis.

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Definitions:

Independent Assortment

The principle explaining how different genes independently separate from one another when reproductive cells develop.

Homologous Chromosomes

Pairs of chromosomes in a diploid organism that are similar in shape, size, and gene content, one inherited from each parent.

Alleles

Forms of a gene with slightly different DNA sequences; may encode different versions of the gene’s product.

Homozygous

Describing an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular trait.