Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
14th Edition
ISBN: 9780321897398
Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl, Thomas Brock
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 10.9, Problem 3MQ
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Conjugation is the mechanism of horizontal gene transfer and it occurs in both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. The cell to cell contact is needed for the process of conjugation. Chromosomal genes are transferred through plasmid-mediated conjugation. The F plasmid of E. coli mobilizes the bacterial chromosome for transfer in conjugation. The F plasmid is an episome, the plasmid can integrate into the chromosome of the host cell.
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Ch. 10.1 - Distinguish between a mutation and a mutant.Ch. 10.1 - Distinguish between screening and selection.Ch. 10.2 - Do missense mutations occur in genes encoding...Ch. 10.2 - Why do frameshift mutations generally have more...Ch. 10.3 - Why does the Ames test measure the rate of...Ch. 10.3 - Which class of mutation, missense or nonsense, is...Ch. 10.4 - Prob. 1MQCh. 10.4 - Prob. 2MQCh. 10.4 - Prob. 3MQCh. 10.5 - Prob. 1MQ
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