Which of the following organisms is NOT involved in genome sequencing and mapping technique?
A
Drosophila melanogaster
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B
E. Coli
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C
Mus musculus
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D
Salmonella typhi
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Solution
The correct option is D Salmonella typhi
Model organisms are widely used in genome sequencing and mapping techniques.
These are used to understand biological processes. Various organisms that are used in genome sequencing and mapping techniques are Escherichia coli, Yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae), Fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster), Mouse (Mus musculus), Nematode worm (Caenorhabditis elegans).
Escherichia coli is easy and inexpensive to grow in laboratory and is thus widely used prokaryote in research. Drosophila has small genome and short reproduction cycle.
Thus, new flies are very easy and quick to make for genetic research. Mouse genome is very similar to the human genome. Thus, it is used to study human diseases.