A pathogen is a disease-causing organism, but not all pathogens are alike. Some pathogens are more dangerous than others. When describing the relative ability of a pathogen to cause disease, we are considering its ________
A) pathogenicity
B) virulence
C) infectivity
D) emergence
B
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What will be an ideal response?
Which regulatory mechanism does NOT depend on a conformational change in protein/enzyme structure to change activity?
A) attenuation B) catabolite repression C) feedback inhibition D) negative control
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Indicate whether this statement is true or false.