Genetics Flashcards
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Bacterial mutagenesis
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The alteration of bacterial DNA from normal by a change in the nucleotide sequence
2
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Thymine dimers are caused by
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The formation of covalent bonds between two adjacent pyrimidines on the same strand
3
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Transposable elements
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DNA sequences present in multiple copies capable of movement within the genome
4
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Insertion sequences
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Small mobile elements that contain transposase
5
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Transposase
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An enzyme which catalyses the movement of IS to another part of the genome
6
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Transformation
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Genetic recombination in which a DNA fragment from a dead, degraded bacterium enters a competent recipient bacterium and it is exchanged for a piece of the recipients DNA
