MICROBIAL RECOMBINATION AND GENE TRANSFER QUIZ

transduction

conjugation

transformation

mutation

No DNA is transferred because F- cells are unable to perform conjugation

DNA is transferred from F+ to F- cells

No DNA is transferred because F+ cells are unable to perform conjugation

DNA is transferred from F- to F+ cells

a bacteriophage transfers bacterial DNA

bacteria take up double stranded DNA from the environment

a bacteriophage genome is integrated into the bacterial genome

DNA-degrading enzymes in the extracellular medium would stop the process

The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template

The synthesis of protein in RNA

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

The transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring

site-specific integration of transposable elements

general recombination

viral replication within a genome

None of these

None of these

Another name for a protoplast

A complex membrane structure that covers the chromosome of bacteria

Small, circular DNA molecules that can exist independently of chromosomes commonly found in bacteria

gives direct measurement of mRNA level

carries DNA segments from many different genes

is not constructed by cloning

All of these

Abortive transduction

Specialized transduction

General transduction

None of these

Medisome

Lisosome

Lysogen

Episome

non conjugative plasmids

non self-transmissible plasmids

None of these

conjugative plasmids