Recitation 4 Flashcards
1
Q
3 types of DNA transfer
A
conjugation
transduction
transformation
2
Q
Haploid vs. Diploid
A
# of set chromosomes 1 - Haploid - loss of functions mutations 2 - Diploid
3
Q
Plasmid Types
A
Fertility Resistance Degradative Col Virulence
4
Q
Host range differences
A
Species viruses can infect, Host cell types a virus infects
5
Q
Structural differences in viruses
A
capsid size and shape
& presence or absence of viral envelope
6
Q
Genome differences in viruses
A
- circular or linear
- DNA or RNA
- Double or single stranded
- size
7
Q
Lytic life cycles
A
reproduction of viruses using a host cell to make more viruses, then viruses burst out of cell
8
Q
lysogenic cycle
A
incorporation of viral genome into the host cell genome infecting it from within.
9
Q
What is conjugation
A
direct transfer
10
Q
what is transduction
A
transfer DNA between bacterial cells through viruses
11
Q
What is transformation
A
uptake of DNA from the environment
