bacterial genetics Flashcards
bacteria multiply by
binary fission
what are the three mechanisms bacteria acquire new DNA
transformation, transduction, and conjugation
____________is when DNA acquired from environment
transformation
____________is when DNA is acquired from bacteriphage (virus)
transduction
___________-is when DNA acquired from bacterial sex
conjugation
how many chromosomes are in the bacterial genome
1 chromosome
________are small DNA ciircles that replicate independently of the chromosome that have 1 copy or many copies per cell
plasmid
___________is the uptake of naked DNA from environment by competent cells
transformation
________-is a minor form of recombination in nature but a major form in biotechnology
transformation
in ____________usually linear DNA is released from dying cells
transformation
HR requires
several genes worth of homology or near homoloygy and recombination enzymes/factors coded by recA, B,C, D (A is absolute requirement)
______is the transfer of bacterial DNA by a bacteriophage
transduction
________is a virus that attacks bacterial cells
bacteriophage
two types of transduction
generalized and specialized
generalized transduction
phage picks up a piece of bacterial DNA-all genes have equal change of being transduced
specialized transdunction
dependent on integration of phage DNA into a bacterial chromosome at specific site, and an excision error allows bacterial DNA to be excised and packaged with phage DNA
the lytic cycle…
LYSES bacteria
the lysogenic cycle….
integrates into the bacterial genome