Which of the Following Terms is Most Closely Related to Genetic

Question

Which of the following terms is most closely related to genetic complementation?
A)Phenotypic rescue
B)Naked DNA
C)Reverse transcription
D)SOS response

Accepted Answer

Genetic complementation is a process in which two different mutant organisms with the same phenotype are crossed to produce offspring with wild-type phenotype. This is also called phenotypic rescue because the wild-type phenotype is rescued by the complementing genes from each parent. Therefore, choice A (Phenotypic rescue) is most closely related to genetic complementation. Naked DNA refers to DNA that is not packaged within a cell or virus, reverse transcription is the synthesis of DNA from RNA, and SOS response is a type of DNA damage response in bacteria. These terms are not directly related to genetic complementation.