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Set 14 Bacterial Genetics

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Question 1

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Horizontal gene transfer

A)can accelerate evolution of a species.
B)can inhibit evolution of a species.
C)has no role in evolution.
D)has a role in evolution only if the gene transfer is to a different species.

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Question 2

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What characteristics make bacteria like E.coli attractive as model organisms?

A)short generation time, simple genome relative to to that of humans, easily mutagenized, haploid, gene control mechanisms identical to eukaryotes
B)short generation time, simple genome relative to to that of humans, easily mutagenized, haploid
C)short generation time, genome as complex as that of humans, easily mutagenized, haploid
D)short generation time, simple genome relative to to that of humans, easily mutagenized, diploid

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Question 3

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If an organism is isolated that has no nuclear membrane and the DNA is condensed into a body in the cytoplasm, this organism would most likely be classified as

A)a prokaryote.
B)a eukaryote.
C)a pathogen.
D)either a eukaryote or prokaryote.

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