Using phages to treat a bacterial infection is an interesting idea because

A. a single type of phage can destroy a wide range of strains of the same pathogen.
B. of the increasing problem of antibiotic resistance.
C. lysed bacteria pose no threat.
D. a single phage can be genetically engineered to infect many different species of bacteria.


B

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The genetic preservation of the features that increase the likelihood of survival and reproduction of some individuals within a population is called the process of  

A.  increasing evolutionary resistance. B.  creation of new species. C.  genetic drift. D.  outcrossing. E.  natural selection.

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Was this a pre-mating or post-mating barrier?

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Entire genes may be deleted, inverted, replicated, or even translocated to another chromosome. Explain how each one could potentially result in cancer

What will be an ideal response?

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