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genome simplicity

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fewer genes & fewer bases than other organisms

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haploid genomes

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mutations can be observed directly because there i one copy of each gene

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short term generation times

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can be measured in minutes

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enormous numbers of progeny

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allow detection of rare events

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ease of propagation

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bacterial culture is easy & inexpensive & takes up very little space

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numerous heritable differences

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mutations are easily created, identified, isolated, & manipulated for study

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why are bacteria useful genetic models?

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-genome simplicity
-haploid genomes
-short generation times
-enormous numbers of progeny
-ease of propagation
-numerous heritable differences

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how many chromosomes are bacterial genomes usually composed of?

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a single chromosome that carries mostly essential genes

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is the bacterial chromosome usually circular or linear?

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it is a usually circular model of double stranded DNA

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is a bacterial chromosome big or small compared to eukaryotic genomes?

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small
it only contains a few thousand to a few million base pairs

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how many plasmids do bacteria usually contain?

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one or more

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12
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what are plasmids

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small double-stranded circular DNA molecules containing non-essential genes

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are plasmids usually bigger or smaller than bacterial chromosomes?

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smaller

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how many different kinds of plasmids are found in bacteria?

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many different kinds of naturally occurring plasmids are found in bacteria

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R (resistance) plasmid

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  • carries antibiotic resistance genes that can be transferred to recipient cells
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F (fertility) plasmid

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  • contains genes that promote its own transfer from donors to recipients
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what are the two types of plasmids

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  • R (resistance) plasmid & F (fertility) plasmid
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18
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can plasmids replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome?

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yes, so that the number of plasmids per cell can increase rapidly

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high copy number plasmids

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plasmids that replicate independently where there are 50 or more of that plasmid per cell

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low-copy number plasmids

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present in one or two copes per bacterial cell & usually cannot replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome

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do low-copy number plasmids replicate independently of the bacterial chromosome?

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no

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what are the three ways of recombination in prokaryotes?

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conjugation
transformation
transduction

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conjugation

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the transfer of replicated DNA from a donor to a recepient

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transformation

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the uptake of DNA from the environment

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transduction

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the transfer of DNA from one bacterium to another by a viral vector

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what does each method of recombination involve?

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a one-way transfer of genetic material from a donor bacterial cell to a recipient cell

27
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which form of recombination involves physical contact transfer?

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conjugation

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conjugation in detail

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-the donor cell transfers some of its genetic info to a recipient cell

29
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in conjugation, what is the genetic info transferred through?

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a conjugation pilus or conjugation tube

30
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what takes place between the donors & recipients

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plasmid that facilitates a one-way-transfer

31
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what determines the ability ot act is a donor?

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the ‘fertility factor’ or (F) factor

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do donor cells have the F factor?

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they have the F factor so they are F+, while the recipient cells are called F- and lack an F factor

33
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what is conjugation controlled by?

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genes carried on the F plasmid

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how many genes does the F factor (plasmid) encode for?

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40 genes that control conjugation

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what do the F factor genes direct formation of and what does it do?

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an exporter structure that will move the donor DNA into the recipient cell

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what does the relaxosome do?

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cuts one strand of F factor DNA, which triggers DNA replication, and movement of F factor DNA to the recipient cel where its own DNA replication occurs

37
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what is the recipient cell called after conjugation?

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the exoconjugant cell
it is the recipient cell with its genetic info modified by receiving DNA from the donor cell

38
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mechanism of conjugation 1

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  1. a conjugation pilus forms between donor & recipient cells
  2. gene expression from the F factor produces a protein complex called the relaxosome
  3. relaxosome binds the origin of transfer (OriT) on the F factor & cleaves one phosphodiester bond on the T (transfer) strand of the F factor
  4. relaxosome partially degenerates, leaving relaxase attached to the free 5’ end of the T strand
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mechanism of conjugation 2

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-t strand transfer across the pilus is accompanied by a process called rolling circle replication, which starts at OriT
-rolling circle replication uses non-transferred DNA strand as a template & displaces the 5’ end of the T strand, freeing it for transfer into the recipient
-the recipient cell uses the imported DNA as a template for replication, by the end of the process, both cells contain complete double-stranded F factor

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how many insertion sequence (IS) elements are there?

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4

41
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A large component of the F factor consists of four _______ ________ elements

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insertion sequence

42
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what are IS elements

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moble segments of bacterial DNA that can transpose themsleves to new locations (like transposons)

43
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when does an episome occur?

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when a plasmid integrates into the bacterial chromosome

44
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what forms an episome?

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when circular elements like the F factor can integrate into the bacterial chromosome

45
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what do we call it when the plasmid e=integrates into the bacterial chromosome?

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Hfr cells

46
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what does Hfr stand for

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high frequency recombination

47
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is complete transfer of the bacterial chromosome in Hfr accomplished?

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no

48
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what does gene transfer to recipient cells from Hfr strains occur by?

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rolling circle replication

49
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can linear dna in the recipient cell re-circularize in Hfr gene transfer?

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no

50
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where does homologous recombination occur?

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between the transferred linear DNA & the circular chromosome of the recipient (Hfr gene transfer)

51
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what produces partial diploids?

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F’

52
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what is derived from the abberant excision of the F factor from an Hfr chromosome?

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an F’ donor bacterium that contains a functional F factor

53
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what does the F’ factor contain

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all its own DNA plus a segment of the bacterial chromosome

54
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what are donor cells carrying an F factor called?

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F’ cells

55
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exconjugants that contain a complete F’ factor called what & why?

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partial diploids
since they contain two copies of the bacterial chromosome genes found on the F’ factor

56
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is the partial diploidy retained as a characteristc of the exconjugants & their descendants?

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`yes

57
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what is a merozygote

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a state when a partially diploid bacterial cell is produced

58
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what can partial diploids be used to do?

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examine the mode of action of bacterial genes & their regulation

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