Relate genome reduction to obligate intracellular lifestyles

Q: Differentiate horizontal and vertical gene transfer. Compare the mechanisms of genetic recombination…

A: Bacterial genomics is the study of the genetic material of bacteria, including their DNA sequences…

Q: Reverse transcriptase does not catalyzea) RNA-dependent DNA synthesisb) RNA degradationc)…

A: Transcriptase is the enzyme which helps in transcription. Transcription is the process to synthesise…

Q: Short sub-sequence of a cDNA sequence isa) Expressed sequence tagb) Sequence tagged sitec) Contigd)…

A: Introduction  Some RNA viruses have a special enzyme called as Reverse transcriptase which help in…

Q: Describe how a superantigen such as toxic shock syndrome toxin can become lethal.

A: Toxic shock syndrome results due to the bacterial infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus. It is…

Q: Why is it easy to transform a bacterial cell and then use that to transform an animal or plant cell?…

A: In molecular biology, transformation is the process where the genetic alteration of a cell is…

Q: Describe the structure of a bacterial genome, and explain how it differs from a eukaryotic genome.

A: Bacteria are widespread, mostly free-living creatures with only one biological cell. They constitute…

Q: What mechanisms account for restriction and modification?

A: Restriction-modification system is present in prokaryotic organisms like bacteria. Prokaryotic cells…

Q: Explain the implications of gene transfer from organellar genomes to the nucleus.

A: Chloroplasts were once nonparasitic blue-green algae, mitochondria were once nonparasitic…

Q: Explain one other way beyond conjugation, transformation, and transduction to introduce new genes…

A: Some other types of introducing new genes into cells are electroporation, liposome mediated gene…

Q: 11) How would an organism be impacted by an error in the mRNA sequence? A) DNA would not be…

A: An error in the sequence always results in the wrong aminoacid being produced. Hence option(c) is…

Q: Explain mechanism of action of these pesticides to cause mutations at DNA, metabolic level or cell…

A: Pesticides are chemical compounds that are used to kill pests, including insects, rodents, fungi and…

Q: Clustered sites where replication of multiple DNA molecules takes place are called transcription…

A: Eukaryotic cells nuclei consists of three dimensional structures called transcription factories,…

Q: DEscribe the term disease genes

A: Genetic is a branch of science that deals with genes, DNA, alleles, genetic variation, heredity, and…

Q: single gene mutation

A: Introduction : Variations (or mutations) in the DNA sequence of a particular gene are what's…

Q: What's the best definition of gene therapy? a) The introduction of a non-mutated and functional…

A: During cell division, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is an inherited molecule that passes genetic…