Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134477206
Author: Robert W. Bauman Ph.D.
Publisher: PEARSON
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The Mycobacterium tuberculosis chromosome is 4,411,529 bp long. A scientist who isolates and counts the
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DNA is a deoxyribonucleic acid that possess the genetic details of a cell. It comprises a sugar (deoxyribose), a nitrogenous base, and a phosphate group. The nitrogenous bases are of four types namely adenine, cytosine, guanine, and thymine. Adenine always forms a pair with thymine, and guanine always forms a pair with cytosine.
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Microbiology with Diseases by Body System (5th Edition)
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