Bacteria Are Not Particularly Useful as Hosts in Studies of Eukaryotic

question 56

Multiple Choice

Bacteria are not particularly useful as hosts in studies of eukaryotic gene expression because they

• A) are haploid.
• B) have different posttranslational processes.
• C) have small genome sizes.
• D) contain plasmids.
• E) lack genetic markers.

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