Answer these five questions.
1. A non-synonymous substitution is:
a) A mutation that changes the encoded amino acid.
b) A mutation that does not change the encoded amino acid.
c) A substitution of a G with a C or of an A with a T.
d) An insertion of a gene in a genome that substitutes a gene with a non-synonymous gene.
2. If the dN/dS ratio in a gene is smaller than 1, the gene is under selection to change the encoded protein sequence, for example, to evade host recognition.
a) False
b) True
3. A Multiple-locus VNTR analysis compares what between genomes?
a) The number of tandem repeats
b) Non-synonymous mutations
c) Mutation rates
d) SNPs
4. Anthrax is one of the most lethal infectious disease agents we know.
a) True
b) False
5. Why did the CDC not take action to protect postal workers when the second set of letters with anthrax spores were discovered?
a) Because anthrax spores were known to be too large to escape from a closed envelope.
b) Because postal workers did not get infected by handling the first set of letters.
c) Because the CDC misidentified the spores as harmless B. thuringiensis based on an antibody test
d) Because the CDC's mission does not include protecting postal workers from spores of an animal pathogen
Answer these five questions.
1. A non-synonymous substitution is:
a) A mutation that changes the encoded amino acid.
b) A mutation that does not change the encoded amino acid.
c) A substitution of a G with a C or of an A with a T.
d) An insertion of a gene in a genome that substitutes a gene with a non-synonymous gene.
2. If the dN/dS ratio in a gene is smaller than 1, the gene is under selection to change the encoded protein sequence, for example, to evade host recognition.
a) False
b) True
3. A Multiple-locus VNTR analysis compares what between genomes?
a) The number of tandem repeats
b) Non-synonymous mutations
c) Mutation rates
d) SNPs
4. Anthrax is one of the most lethal infectious disease agents we know.
a) True
b) False
5. Why did the CDC not take action to protect postal workers when the second set of letters with anthrax spores were discovered?
a) Because anthrax spores were known to be too large to escape from a closed envelope.
b) Because postal workers did not get infected by handling the first set of letters.
c) Because the CDC misidentified the spores as harmless B. thuringiensis based on an antibody test
d) Because the CDC's mission does not include protecting postal workers from spores of an animal pathogen
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