Phenotypic tests are used to determine the species of bacteria involved in an outbreak, genotypic tests are used to determine the strain of bacteria involved in an outbreak.
A) True
B) False
A) True
Feedback: Phenotypes are the common targets of physiological and biochemical tests used to identify the bacterial species involved in an outbreak, genetic tests focus on differences in the genotype.
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. For a woman to get pattern baldness she must ____
a. have the SRY gene b. be younger than 40 years old
c. possess two copies of the allele d. have a sex-limited chromosome arrangement e. have Y inactivation
The method of choice to determine a DNA profile on DNA-containing forensic evidence that is old or
has been damaged is: a. nuclear DNA sequencing. b. mitochondrial DNA sequencing. c. STR profiling. d. DNA ligation. e. RFLPs.
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a) mass extinction. b) microevolution. c) adaptive radiation. d) colonization. e) background extinction.