Smallpox

question 47

Multiple Choice

Smallpox:

• A)was eradicated worldwide except for scientific repositories
• B)could be used in biological warfare
• C)vaccine is a live non-virulent smallpox virus
• D)two of these

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Definitions:

Alleles

Variants of a gene that determine distinct traits that can be passed from parents to offspring.

Genetic Diversity

The total number of genetic characteristics in the genetic makeup of a species, contributing to its ability to adapt to changing environments.

Crossing Over

The process during meiosis where two chromosomes pair up and exchange segments of their genetic material to produce new combinations of genes.

Homologous Chromosomes

Pairs of chromosomes that contain the same types of genes but can have different alleles.