Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
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Author: Michael T. Madigan, John M. Martinko, Kelly S. Bender, Daniel H. Buckley, David A. Stahl, Thomas Brock
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Chapter 4.3, Problem 4MQ
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Plasmids are small, circular or linear DNA (double-stranded) molecules and they mostly exist in bacteria, archaea, and some eukaryotes. The size of plasmids varies from 1 kbp to 1 Mbp. They can be transferred from one bacteria to another through conjugation.
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Brock Biology of Microorganisms (14th Edition)
Ch. 4.1 - Prob. 1MQCh. 4.1 - Prob. 2MQCh. 4.1 - Prob. 3MQCh. 4.1 - Prob. 4MQCh. 4.2 - Prob. 1MQCh. 4.2 - Prob. 2MQCh. 4.2 - Prob. 3MQCh. 4.2 - Why is supercoiling essential to a bacterial cell?...Ch. 4.3 - Prob. 1MQCh. 4.3 - Prob. 2MQ
Ch. 4.3 - Approximately how large is the Escherichia coli...Ch. 4.3 - Prob. 4MQCh. 4.4 - To which end (5 or 3) of a newly synthesized...Ch. 4.4 - Prob. 2MQCh. 4.5 - Prob. 1MQCh. 4.5 - Prob. 2MQCh. 4.5 - Prob. 3MQCh. 4.6 - Prob. 1MQCh. 4.6 - Prob. 2MQCh. 4.6 - Prob. 3MQCh. 4.7 - Prob. 1MQCh. 4.7 - Prob. 2MQCh. 4.7 - Prob. 3MQCh. 4.7 - Prob. 4MQCh. 4.8 - Prob. 1MQCh. 4.8 - Prob. 2MQCh. 4.8 - Prob. 3MQCh. 4.9 - What three major components make up an archaeal...Ch. 4.9 - Prob. 2MQCh. 4.9 - Prob. 3MQCh. 4.10 - Prob. 1MQCh. 4.10 - Prob. 2MQCh. 4.10 - Prob. 3MQCh. 4.11 - Prob. 1MQCh. 4.11 - Prob. 2MQCh. 4.11 - Prob. 3MQCh. 4.12 - Prob. 1MQCh. 4.12 - What is the function of the acceptor stem of a...Ch. 4.13 - What are the components of a ribosome? What...Ch. 4.13 - How is a completed polypeptide chain released from...Ch. 4.13 - How does tmRNA free stalled ribosomes?Ch. 4.14 - Prob. 1MQCh. 4.14 - Prob. 2MQCh. 4.14 - Prob. 3MQCh. 4.14 - Prob. 4MQCh. 4 - Prob. 1RQCh. 4 - Prob. 2RQCh. 4 - Prob. 3RQCh. 4 - Prob. 4RQCh. 4 - Prob. 5RQCh. 4 - Prob. 6RQCh. 4 - Prob. 7RQCh. 4 - Prob. 8RQCh. 4 - Why are errors in DNA replication so rare? What...Ch. 4 - Prob. 10RQCh. 4 - Prob. 11RQCh. 4 - Prob. 12RQCh. 4 - REVIEW QUESTIONS
13. Why do eukaryotic mRNAs have...Ch. 4 - Prob. 14RQCh. 4 - Prob. 15RQCh. 4 - Prob. 16RQCh. 4 - The enzyme activity that forms peptide bonds on...Ch. 4 - Define the types of protein structure: primary,...Ch. 4 - Prob. 19RQCh. 4 - Prob. 20RQCh. 4 - Prob. 1AQCh. 4 - Compare and contrast the activity of DNA and RNA...Ch. 4 - Prob. 3AQCh. 4 - In Chapter 10 we will learn about mutations,...
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