<span>Males and females are attracted to each other in order to ensure the viability and fertility of the offspring, which is also why it is uncommon that males of one species be attracted to females of another. Members of two different species cannot mate and thus cannot produce fertile, viable offspring, unless they are part of different sub-species. But they must be part of the same species.
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Answer: Aristotle's and Linnaeus's classification systems both divided all life into two groups: plant and animal.
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Background
During the course of a bacterial infection, the rapid identification of the causative agent(s) is necessary for the determination of effective treatment options. We have developed a method based on a modified broad-range PCR and an oligonucleotide microarray for the simultaneous detection and identification of 12 bacterial pathogens at the species level. The broad-range PCR primer mixture was designed using conserved regions of the bacterial topoisomerase genes gyrB and parE. The primer design allowed the use of a novel DNA amplification method, which produced labeled, single-stranded DNA suitable for microarray hybridization. The probes on the microarray were designed from the alignments of species- or genus-specific variable regions of the gyrB and parE genes flanked by the primers. We included mecA-specific primers and probes in the same assay to indicate the presence of methicillin resistance in the bacterial species. The feasibility of this assay in routine diagnostic testing was evaluated using 146 blood culture positive and 40 blood culture negative samples.
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Results
Comparison of our results with those of a conventional culture-based method revealed a sensitivity of 96% (initial sensitivity of 82%) and specificity of 98%. Furthermore, only one cross-reaction was observed upon investigating 102 culture isolates from 70 untargeted bacteria. The total assay time was only three hours, including the time required for the DNA extraction, PCR and microarray steps in sequence.
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determining hereditary diseases in individuals and families
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DNA technology is used to join together DNA segments. DNA technology includes DNA sequencing and DNA cloning.
DNA technology is important to the pharmaceutical industry. By genetic modifications such as high nutrition value, it helps in improving the food production quality.
DNA technology helps in determining hereditary diseases in individuals and families.
