Bacteria Flashcards
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True or False: Bacteria replicate in just one direction from a single point of origin?
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False. While Bacterial DNA does replicate from a single point of origin, it replicates in BOTH directions, not just a single direction
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What is a bacterial chromosome?
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Double-stranded DNA molecule, tightly condensed into a nucleotide
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How do bacteria reproduce?
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Asexually by binary fission
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What is binary fission?
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Asexual reproduction that makes an offspring with all identical genes. Mutations can occur spontaneously.
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What is a plasmid?
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A plasmid is a foreign, small, self-replicating DNA molecule that inhabits a bacterium.
