A Subtle, Difficult to Diagnose Pattern of Infection Spreads Through

question 22

Multiple Choice

A subtle, difficult to diagnose pattern of infection spreads through fascial spaces. A fascial space exists between layers of muscles or layers of connective tissue.

• A) Both statements are true.
• B) The first statement is true; the second is false.
• C) The first statement is false; the second is true.
• D) Both statements are false.

---

Definitions:

Hybrid Breakdown

A postzygotic reproductive isolating mechanism in which, although an interspecific hybrid is fertile and produces a second (F2) generation, the F2 has defects that prevent it from successfully reproducing.

Microevolution

Evolutionary change within a species or small group of organisms, especially over a short period.

Hybrid Inviability

A postzygotic reproductive isolating mechanism in which the embryonic development of an interspecific hybrid is aborted.

Mutation

A change in the DNA sequence within an organism's gene or chromosome, leading to variations in trait expression and possibly to different phenotypes.