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Bacterial cell

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By: Ben Preece
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Plasmids + Transformation
Describe how bacterial chromosomes are organised, how they evolve, how they differ between species and how they are compressed to fit within the bacterial cell. Also understand the role of accessory elements, horizontal gene transfer and gene depletion in chromosome evolution Explain the general features of plasmids Understand plasmid nomenclature Describe a range of biological functions that plasmids provide Understand how plasmids are structured Understand the modes of plasmid replication Disp
37  cards
Transposons
When were transposons first disco...,
What of human genes are transposons,
Why do transposons need transposase
15  cards
Conjugation
When was conjugation discovered,
What is conjugation,
How was polar gene transfer disco...
5  cards
Biofilms
How do biofilms adhere to surfaces,
Give an example of a device relat...,
Give an example of a tissue relat...
19  cards
Motility and taxis
Why is motility important for a b...,
Where is the flagella located,
How does the flagella generate mo...
12  cards
DNA damage mutagenesis + DNA repair
What is a mutant,
What are conditional mutants,
Give an example of a conditional ...
25  cards
Transduction and phase defence
Define transduction,
What is meant by specialisedd tra...,
What is meant by generalised tran...
8  cards
Two component sensor regulators
What are two component sensor reg...,
What is meant by a pleiotropic re...,
What is the structure of a two co...
16  cards
Stress response
What is oxidative stress,
What macromolecules will oxygen r...,
What type of oxidative stress doe...
20  cards
The cellular envelope
Where is the bacterial cell envel...,
What are the main functions of th...,
What is the difference between th...
14  cards

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