The authors of this study used rapid DNA sequencing technology of virus samples from patients to study a recent Ebola virus outbreak. How might the understanding of the 2014 Ebola virus outbreak gained from this research benefit relief efforts and support future research?
Answer:
Scientists can ensure accurate diagnosis of Ebola virus infections.
Scientists can detect changes in the Ebola viral genome that may enable the virus to evade antiviral treatments.
Scientists can monitor the rate of change in the Ebola viral genome.
Scientists can track the spread of the Ebola virus through the population.
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a. Growing tips and zones are present throughout a plant's life, and final plant form is not influenced by the environment. b. Plant bodies have a fixed final size, and final plant form is influenced by the environment. c. Final plant form is not influenced by the environment, and growing tips and zones are present throughout a plant's life. d. Growing tips and zones are present throughout a plant's life, and plant bodies do not have a fixed final size. e. Plant bodies do not have a fixed final size, and final plant form is not influenced by the environment.
The DNA molecule is most similar functionally to a ____
a. pair of scissors b. flash light battery c. Cookbook d. ballpoint pen e. craft kit of ceramic tiles
Gene expression in bacteria is regulated primarily by:
a. controlling the rate of DNA replication. b. protein modifications. c. protein degradation. d. transcriptional control. e. translational control
Softwood is the wood:a
found at the center of a tree.
b. of cone-bearing gymnosperms. c. of flowering plants. d. formed when water is abundant. e. formed when water is less abundant.