Tidal Changes Have No Effect on Coastal Features

question 35

True/False

Tidal changes have no effect on coastal features.

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Definitions:

Genetic Engineering

Manipulation of genes, often through recombinant DNA technology. Also called molecular modification.

Genomic Library

A collection of the total genomic DNA from a single organism. The DNA is stored in a population of identical vectors, each containing a different insert of DNA.

Antibiotic-Resistant

Describes bacteria that have evolved the ability to survive exposure to antibiotics, making infections harder to treat.

Genome

Originally, all the genetic material in a cell or individual organism. The term is used in more than one way depending on context (e.g., an organism’s haploid genome is all the DNA contained in one haploid set of its chromosomes, and its mitochondrial genome is all the DNA in a mitochondrion). See Human Genome.