L3: BACTERIAL GENETICS AND PATHOGENECITY Flashcards
study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms
Genetics
passing on of traits from parents to their
offspring; either through asexual reproduction or sexual reproduction
Heredity
Heredity (also called ____)
inheritance
the genetic information
Genotype
the observable traits
Phenotype
package of DNA with part or all of the genetic material of an organism
Chromosome
the molecule that carries genetic information for the development and functioning of an organism
DNA (Deoxyribonucleic acid)
the basic building block of the nucleic acids DNA and RNA.
Nucleotide
Nucleotide is made up of
Nitrogen BASE, sugar molecule, PO4 group
basic unit of HEREDITARY
Genes
sequence of nucleotides in DNA that is transcribed to produce a functional RNA
Genes
How do Human cells replicate and
multiply?
Metosis and Meiosis
How do bacteria replicate and multiply?
Binary Fission
haploid genome, single set of chromosomes, carry the genetic information needed for reproduction
Bacterial Chromosome
Single, circular double stranded DNA (ssDNA) carry the genetic information needed for reproduction
Bacterial Chromosome
extrachromosomal, self-replicating gene elements, non essential, smaller than bacterial chromosomes
Plasmids
Plasmids controls:
- Antibiotic R
- Production of Toxins
- Synthesis of bacterial virulence factors
also known as PHAGE
Bacteriophage
viruses that infect and replicate only in bacterial cells
Bacteriophage
consist principally of proteins plus nucleic acid (DNA or RNA, but not both), encode functions required for replication in bacteria
Bacteriophage
Bacteriophage enhance bacterial pathogenicity by;
- transferring genes encoding toxins
- duplicating the virulence factors
- changing the regulatory sequences controlling bacterial virulence genes
Exchange of Genetic Information (3)
Transformation
Transduction
Conjugation
Direct uptake, incorporation and expression of exogenous genetic material from its surrounding
TRANSFORMATION
Process of horizontal gene transfer by which some bacteria take up foreign genetic material from the
environment
TRANSFORMATION