An Antimicrobial with a Low Therapeutic Index Is a Safer

question 59

True/False

An antimicrobial with a low therapeutic index is a safer choice compared to a drug with a high therapeutic index.

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Definitions:

Dominant Phenotype

The phenotype or trait that is expressed in an organism's appearance when two different alleles or versions of a gene are present.

Homozygous Recessive

A genetic condition where an individual possesses two identical recessive alleles for a particular trait, resulting in the expression of the recessive phenotype.

Genotypic Ratio

The numerical relationship showing the assortment of genotypes resulting from a genetic cross.

Heterozygous

Having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes, resulting in genetic variation.