Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
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Author: Lisa A. Urry, Michael L. Cain, Steven A. Wasserman, Peter V. Minorsky, Jane B. Reece
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Chapter 17, Problem 8TYU
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The given mechanism of the success of viruses in the way they evolve, the way in which they escape the host defense mechanisms as an example of microcosm and the viral lineages that tend to predominate.
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Microcosm is a term the meaning of which is that it is a miniature representation of something, especially a unit, group, or place that is regarded as a copy of a larger one. There are many factors on which the evolution of amicro-organism depends. They can be changes in the environment, administration of any drug(s) mutation and many more.
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Campbell Biology in Focus (2nd Edition)
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