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What is the term used to describe bacterial strains that have a higher frequency of transfer of adjacent bacterial chromosomal genes?
What is the term used to describe bacterial strains that have a higher frequency of transfer of adjacent bacterial chromosomal genes?
- Low frequency recombination strains
- Competent cells
- Transformation strains
- High frequency recombination strains (correct)
What is the term used to describe the uptake and incorporation of free or naked DNA into a bacterial cell?
What is the term used to describe the uptake and incorporation of free or naked DNA into a bacterial cell?
- Recombination
- Transduction
- Conjugation
- Transformation (correct)
What is the purpose of making bacteria competent in the laboratory?
What is the purpose of making bacteria competent in the laboratory?
- To introduce antibiotics to the bacterial cells
- To introduce genetically manipulated plasmids into bacteria (correct)
- To study the natural competence of bacteria
- To study the effects of phage infection
What is the replication mechanism of a circular plasmid in a compatible recipient cell?
What is the replication mechanism of a circular plasmid in a compatible recipient cell?
What is the term used to describe the transfer of bacterial genes by a bacteriophage from one cell to another?
What is the term used to describe the transfer of bacterial genes by a bacteriophage from one cell to another?
What is the component of a bacteriophage that is left outside the bacterial cell during infection?
What is the component of a bacteriophage that is left outside the bacterial cell during infection?
What is the function of the promoter region in the bacterial genome?
What is the function of the promoter region in the bacterial genome?
What is the primary function of plasmids in bacterial cells?
What is the primary function of plasmids in bacterial cells?
How are plasmids passed on to daughter cells?
How are plasmids passed on to daughter cells?
What is the primary mechanism by which bacteria acquire antimicrobial resistance genes?
What is the primary mechanism by which bacteria acquire antimicrobial resistance genes?
What is the term for the process by which bacteria take up free DNA from their environment?
What is the term for the process by which bacteria take up free DNA from their environment?
What is the term for the exchange of genetic material between two bacterial cells?
What is the term for the exchange of genetic material between two bacterial cells?
What is the term for the state where phage DNA becomes incorporated into the bacterial genome?
What is the term for the state where phage DNA becomes incorporated into the bacterial genome?
What is the process by which a temperate phage can be induced, and the phage DNA is excised from the bacterial genome?
What is the process by which a temperate phage can be induced, and the phage DNA is excised from the bacterial genome?
What is the term for the transfer of genetic material from a donor bacterial strain to a recipient strain?
What is the term for the transfer of genetic material from a donor bacterial strain to a recipient strain?
Which of the following is an example of horizontal gene transfer?
Which of the following is an example of horizontal gene transfer?
What is the term for the process by which a phage infects a bacterial cell and inserts its DNA into the bacterial genome?
What is the term for the process by which a phage infects a bacterial cell and inserts its DNA into the bacterial genome?
What is the term for the process by which a phage carries bacterial genes from one bacterium to another?
What is the term for the process by which a phage carries bacterial genes from one bacterium to another?
