Chun-Hong Chen and colleagues (2007 ) designed a new gene that would carry a strong selective advantage and confer the resistance to malaria on free-living mosquitoes. What was the acronym given this gene, and what does the acronym stand for?
What will be an ideal response?
The gene was termed Medea, and this acronym stands for maternal-effect dominant embryonic arrest.
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a. spores b. gametes c. multicellular organs d. diploid embryos e. chlorophyll b
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a. calcium carbonate b. calcium oxalate c. sodium chloride d. potassium chloride e. sodium carbonate
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