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aero

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on: Jun 29, 2013
Altering patterns of gene expression in prokaryotes would most likely serve the organism's survival in which of the following ways?
A) organizing gene expression so that genes are expressed in a given order
B) allowing each gene to be expressed an equal number of times
C) allowing the organism to adjust to changes in environmental conditions
D) allowing young organisms to respond differently from more mature organisms
E) allowing environmental changes to alter the prokaryote's genome


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Reply #1 on: Jul 1, 2013
I'd go with C. It makes sense.


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Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2013
Just got my test back, you're right!


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