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What is a primary function of plasmids in bacteria?
What is a primary function of plasmids in bacteria?
Which characteristic differentiates transposons from plasmids?
Which characteristic differentiates transposons from plasmids?
In the context of microbial genetics, what role do plasmids play in genetic engineering?
In the context of microbial genetics, what role do plasmids play in genetic engineering?
What is one function of transposons in bacterial genetics?
What is one function of transposons in bacterial genetics?
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Which of the following describes in-vitro techniques in microbial genetics?
Which of the following describes in-vitro techniques in microbial genetics?
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Study Notes
Extra Chromosomal Genetic Elements
- Extra chromosomal elements are not essential for bacterial survival
- They are genetic material that is transferred between cells
- Examples of extra chromosomal genetic elements are plasmids and transposons
Plasmids
- Double stranded DNA molecules
- Present in the cytoplasm of bacteria
- Can integrate into the bacterial genome
- Capable of autonomous replication with an origin of replication
- Functions:
- Encode antibiotic resistance
- Production of bacteriocins
- Production of enterotoxins
- Conjugation (transfer of genetic information between cells)
Transposons
- Extra chromosomal small pieces of DNA
- Can move within or between chromosomes in the cell (jumping genes)
- Are not capable of autonomous replication
- Functions
- Toxin production
- Drug resistance
Genetic Engineering
- Genetic engineering uses in vitro techniques to combine pieces of DNA from different sources and create recombinant DNA molecules.
- In nature, DNA pieces rarely combine without in-vitro techniques such as genetic engineering
- Recombinant DNA molecules are produced by combining foreign DNA to a vector DNA
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Test your knowledge on extra chromosomal genetic elements, including plasmids and transposons. Discover their roles in bacterial genetics, functions, and their importance in genetic engineering. This quiz covers key concepts essential for understanding these genetic materials.
