Which Statement Is TRUE

question 68

Multiple Choice

Which statement is TRUE?

• A) YACs are more likely than BACs to undergo recombination and rearrangement.
• B) BACs are more likely than YACs to undergo recombination and rearrangement.
• C) YACs and BACs undergo recombination and rearrangement at about the same rate.
• D) It is impossible to state with any certainty whether YACs or BACs are more likely to undergo recombination and rearrangement, because environmental factors play a major role in the probability of one or the other occurring.

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Definitions:

Electronegativity

A measure of an atom's ability to attract and hold onto electrons within a chemical bond.

Atomic Number

The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom, defining the element's identity.

Nucleus

The membrane-bound organelle found in eukaryotic cells that contains most of the cell's genetic material, functioning as the control center of the cell.

Neutrons

Subatomic particles found in the nucleus of an atom with no electrical charge and a mass roughly equal to that of protons.