Most bacteria can reproduce very quickly, so their populations increase rapidly. Describe the evolutionary process that prevents most human-disease-causing bacterial parasites from causing the human population to become extinct
What will be an ideal response?
Coevolution between parasites and their hosts favors selection for hosts that can survive infection (until after they have reproduced) and parasites that maintain their infectious capabilities.
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Which of the following choices shows these steps in the correct order?
The steps of DNA fingerprinting are shown below. 1. Isolate DNA from samples 2. Label DNA with fluorescent marker 3. PCR using primers that flank STRs 4. Detection of fluorescent fragments 5. Gel electrophoresis A. 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5. B. 1 - 2 - 3 - 5 - 4. C. 1 - 5 - 3 - 2 - 4. D. 1 - 3 - 2 - 5 - 4. E. 3 - 1 - 2 - 5 - 4.
Which of the following is NOT used or related
to the creation of recombinant DNA?
a. ligases b. restiction enzymes c. plasmids d. SNPs e. sticky ends
In which of the following processes is carbon dioxide reduced to form carbohydrate?
a. cellular respiration b. noncompetitive inhibition c. photosynthesis d. induced fit model
The rotation of bacterial flagella is powered by ATP hydrolysis.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)