MICROBIAL RECOMBINATION AND GENE TRANSFER QUIZ

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 and plasmid is integrated

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

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

by transription

simultaneous infection of a host cell by two viruses with homologous chromosomes

by transformation

by transduction

gives direct measurement of mRNA level

is not constructed by cloning

All of these

carries DNA segments from many different genes

All of these

Hepatitis B virus

Human immunodeficiency virus

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Site-specific recombination

Mutagenic recombimation

General recombination

Replicative recombination

curing

expulsion

fixing

breaking

The synthesis of protein in RNA

The transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring

The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template

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

None of these

site-specific integration of transposable elements

general recombination

viral replication within a genome

have Px but not the rest of the X coding region

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

give the same information as from a microarray

have the promoter of lacZ or some other reporter gene

None of these

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

A complex membrane structure that covers the chromosome of bacteria

Another name for a protoplast