Results. 1  A total of 417 freediving accident cases were captured; 308 fatal and 109 non-fatal. 2  51Â±9 (40-63) fatal cases annually (Figure 1). 3  Incidents were reported from 56 countries. 4  46% in America; 11% in Australia; and single digits elsewhere. 5  Freediving victims were 41Â±17 (5-93) years of age (92% known) (Figure 2).
All of the DNA found in an organism is collectively referred to as the genome. The human genome is comprised of 23 pairs of linear chromosomes, and approximately 3000 megabases (Mb) of DNA, while thegenome of the bacterium Escherichia coli consists of a single 4.6 Mb circular chromosome.
See function of DNA. Most bacteria, become resistant to antibiotics by way of one or more of the following mechanisms that are coded for by genes in the bacterial chromosome or in plasmids (def): 1. Producing an enzyme capable of inactivating the antibiotic; 2.ost bacteria, however, become resistant to antibiotics as a result of mutation or genetic recombination. Mutation (def) in bacterial DNA can alter the order of nucleotide bases in a gene and alter that gene product.