Chapter 8&9 Flashcards
1
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Transcription
A
RNA polymerase copies genetic information from DNA into RNA
2
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translation
A
process of making the polypeptide from RNA at ribosome
3
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two types of recombination
A
vertical gene transfer, horizontal gene transfer
4
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transformation
A
horizontal gene transfer, uptake and expression of DNA in recipient cell
Frederick Griffith - mice experiment
5
Q
competence
A
ability of recipient cell to take up DNA from the environment
6
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conjugation
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horizontal gene transfer, cell-to-cell contact
7
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transduction
A
horizontal gene transfer, uses viruses as agents for transfer of DNA
