Explain How Comparing the Sequences of Antibiotic-Resistant and -Sensitive Mycobacterium

question 49

Essay

Explain how comparing the sequences of antibiotic-resistant and -sensitive Mycobacterium tuberculosis could be useful to treating tuberculosis.

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Definitions:

Congenital Malformations

Structural or functional anomalies that occur during intrauterine life and can be identified prenatally, at birth, or later in life.

Vaccine

A biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease.

First Stage

Often refers to the initial phase of a multi-phase process, such as the first stage of development or the first stage in a sequence of events.

Labor

The physical and mental effort used in the process of production, or the act of giving birth.