Which of the following factors has delayed the development of laboratory-based genetic systems in Archaea?
A. There are no documented systems of conjugation in Archaea.
B. Homologous recombination does NOT occur in Archaea.
C. Archaea do NOT host viruses or plasmids.
D. Many archaea grow in extreme or unusual conditions that make the use of agar and traditional mutant screening techniques problematic.
Answer:D
Which of the following factors has delayed the development of laboratory-based genetic systems in Archaea?
A. There are no documented systems of conjugation in Archaea. B. Homologous recombination does NOT occur in Archaea. C. Archaea do NOT host viruses or plasmids. D. Many archaea grow in extreme or unusual conditions that make the use of agar and traditional mutant screening techniques problematic.