Tuberculosis Is Caused by a

question 50

Multiple Choice

Tuberculosis is caused by a

• A) virus.
• B) bacterium.
• C) fungus.
• D) protist.
• E) worm.

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Definitions:

Sex Chromosomes

Chromosomes that determine the sex of an organism, with common configurations being XX for females and XY for males in many species.

XX Chromosomes

A pair of sex chromosomes that typically determines that an individual will develop female physical traits in humans.

Alleles

Variants or different forms of a gene that arise by mutation and are found at the same place on a chromosome.

Locus

The specific physical location of a gene or DNA sequence on a chromosome.