The bacterium Bacillus tumefaciens has been harnessed in biotechnology because it can insert a gene from one species of plant into another. This can also occur in nature and is referred to as
A) vestigial transfer.
B) homology.
C) horizontal gene transfer.
D) vertical evolution.
E) exon shuffling through endocytosis.
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Q28: Introns and an exons are removed from
Q29: Gene families are created when
A) genes duplicate.
B)
Q30: Transfer of a functional domain from one
Q31: Vertical evolution arises from
A) genetic mutations.
B) gene
Q32: During endocytosis, if a bacterial cell is
Q34: A gene has been discovered in the
Q35: Exchange of genetic material among different species
Q36: Evolution at the genomic level involves changes
Q37: In comparing the chromosomes of humans, chimpanzees,
Q38: Which of the following mechanisms may be
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