27.2 Rapid Reproduction, Mutation, and Genetic Recombination promote genetic diversity in Prokaryotes

Question 1

Why do mutations occur so frequently in prokaryote populations?

Answer 1

The rate of reproduction allows there to be a higher rate of mutation

Question 2

What is the definition of: Genetic recombination

Answer 2

The combing of DNA from two sources

Question 3

What is the definition of: Horizontal gene transfer

Answer 3

The transfer of genes between two organisms

Question 4

What is the definition of: Transformation

Answer 4

The genotype and possible phenotype of a prokaryotic cell are altered by the uptake of foreign DNA from its surrounding

Question 5

What is the definition of: Transduction

Answer 5

A process through which viruses carry bacterial DNA from one bacterial cell to another

Question 6

What is the definition of: Conjugation

Answer 6

DNA transfer between two prokaryotic cells that are temporarily joined

Question 7

What is the definition of: F plasmid

Answer 7

The F factor in the plasmid form. DNA moves from the F+ to the F- cell.

Question 8

What is the definition of: R plasmid

Answer 8

Genes coded for treatment resistance