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Favitia Barraza
on Dec 08, 2024
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A free-living bacterium unrestricted by a host would probably have
A) few pseudogenes and few mobile elements.
B) few pseudogenes and no mobile elements.
C) many pseudogenes and few mobile elements.
D) many pseudogenes and many mobile elements.
Free-Living Bacterium
A free-living bacterium is one that exists independently in the environment, not requiring a host organism for survival.
Pseudogenes
Segments of DNA that are similar to functional genes but are non-functional due to mutations, representing evolutionary remnants.
Mobile Elements
Sequences of DNA that can move or copy themselves to new positions within the genome of a single cell.
- Elucidate the relevance of genetic characteristics and sizes across different species in evolutionary biology.
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Learning Objectives
- Elucidate the relevance of genetic characteristics and sizes across different species in evolutionary biology.