Horizontal Gene Transfer in Archaea

question 29

Multiple Choice

Horizontal gene transfer in Archaea

• A) is infrequent in nature and therefore difficult to use for genetic studies in the laboratory.
• B) has not been documented, thus all genetic studies of archaea are done via genomic sequencing.
• C) frequently occurs in nature and has been used to perform genetic studies in the laboratory as well.
• D) frequently occurs in nature, but there are very few laboratory studies because archaea do not cause human disease.

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