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Lecture 34 Flashcards

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What are the properties of Bacterial Genome

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  1. typically a single circular chromosome
  2. No nuclear membrane - chromosome restricted in the nucleoid region
  3. Plasmids - small circular self-replicatory DNA molecules found in cytosol
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What are the causes of horizontal gene transfer

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Transformation, transduction, conjugation

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What is Transformation

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uptake of short fragments of naked DNA by naturally transformable bacteria

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What is Transduction

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Transfer of DNA from one bacterium into another via bacteriophages

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What is Conjugation

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Transfer of DNA material via sexual pilus and requires cell to cell contact

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