An organism of the genus Staphylococcus is ________, while an organism of the genus Spirochaeta is ________

A) spherical / rod shaped
B) rod shaped / coiled
C) spherical / coiled
D) coiled / spherical


Answer: C

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A. speciation rates were the same at high and low latitudes. B. speciation rates were higher at low latitude than at high latitude. C. speciation rates were higher at high latitude than at low latitude. D. speciation rates were more variable at high latitude than at low latitude. E. speciation rates were more variable at low latitude than at high latitude.

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The difference between nonhomologous end joining (NHEJ) and homologous recombination is that NHEJ introduces a piece of donor DNA with seamless integration between the chromosome and donor DNA, whereas homologous recombination introduces a frameshift mutation when the repair is made between the broken chromosome ends.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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