MICROBIAL RECOMBINATION AND GENE TRANSFER QUIZ

site-specific integration of transposable elements

general recombination

viral replication within a genome

None of these

have the promoter of lacZ or some other reporter gene

have Px but not the rest of the X coding region

give the same information as from a microarray

allow to monitor the expression of all genes with a promoter similar in sequence to Px

transformation

mutation

transduction

conjugation

The synthesis of protein in RNA

The transmission of genetic information from one independent, mature organism to another

The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template

The transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring

F factor

HFr

F prime factor

R factor

Site-specific recombination

Replicative recombination

Mutagenic recombimation

General recombination

metabolic plasmid

none of these

F factors

virulence plasmid

fixing

curing

breaking

expulsion

a small deletion occurs in the transposase gene of an IS element and plasmid is integrated

an IS element integrates with another IS element with the help of a plasmid

two IS elements integrate into a chromosome with only a small distance separating them

a small deletion occurs in the transposase gene of an IS element

mutagenic recombination

site-specific recombination

replicative recombination

general recombination