UNIT 2 REVIEW Flashcards
prototroph
bacteria having the nutritional requirements of the nml/wildtype
auxotroph
mutant strain of bacteria lacks the ability to make a specific compound; will not grow unless the growth medium contains specific nutrients
minimal medium
contains only nutrients required by protophoic (wildtype) bacteria
complete/enriched medium
contains supplemental nutrients + basic nutrients to support fastidious or mutant growth requirements
F factor
fertility factor
(an episome allowing gene exchange b/w bacteria - first observed by Esther Lederberg)
Do auxotrophs or prototrophs require extra nutrients?
auxotrophs (mutants)
Diff. b/w plasmids & episomes
episomes are larger than plasmids and can incorporate into the chromosome and remain integrated
Esther Lederberg
Discovered Fertility Factor (F Factor)
Transformation
bacteria can take up naked DNA from its environment into its cell
OriV
origin of replicaion on a plasmid
OriV vs OriC
OriC is the orgin of replication of a chromosome and OriV is the origin on a plasmid
replicon
segment of DNA undergoing replication
How many OriC in bacteria?
usually 1
Number of OriC in eukaryotes
Multiple per chromosome
Both RNA and DNA synthesis occur ___ to ___.
5’ to 3’
leading strand
continuous replication following the replication fork b/c we can keep adding to the 3’ end
lagging strand
sythesis occurs in direction opposite the movement of the replication fork #discontinoussynthesis #okasakifragments