After studying the phylogeny of the Lassa virus, scientists discovered that viruses from different regions were not closely related to each other. This supports the hypothesis that Group of answer choices a. the virus was spreading from person to person. b. the virus jumped from rats to people recently. c. the virus was jumping repeatedly from rats to people. d. there were no genetic patterns to the transmission of the virus.

After studying the phylogeny of the Lassa virus, scientists discovered that viruses from different regions were not closely related to each other. This supports the hypothesis that Group of answer choices a. the virus was spreading from person to person. b. the virus jumped from rats to people recently. c. the virus was jumping repeatedly from rats to people. d. there were no genetic patterns to the transmission of the virus.

Concepts of Biology

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Author:Samantha Fowler, Rebecca Roush, James Wise

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Chapter17: The Immune System And Disease

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1ACQ: Figure 17.5 Which of the following statements about virus structure is true? a. All viruses are...

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