Brock Biology Of Microorganisms - Package

14th Edition

ISBN: 9780134462660

Author: MADIGAN

Publisher: PEARSON

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What is the difference between the core and pan genomes of a given species?

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Brock Biology Of Microorganisms - Package

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Solution Summary: The author explains that the genome is composed of DNA, RNA, and histone proteins. The microbial genome can be considered as two classes of genome namely core genome and pan genome.

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