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Which genes can be transferred by all three methods of intermicrobial transfer?
Which genes can be transferred by all three methods of intermicrobial transfer?
- F factor
- capsule production
- drug resistance (correct)
- toxin production
DNA replication is semi-conservative because the ___ strand will become half of the ___ molecule.
DNA replication is semi-conservative because the ___ strand will become half of the ___ molecule.
- codon, anticodon
- sense, mRNA
- template, finished (correct)
- RNA, DNA
Which of the following is a repair mechanism that occurs during DNA synthesis?
Which of the following is a repair mechanism that occurs during DNA synthesis?
- SOS repair
- proofreading by DNA polymerase (correct)
- excision repair
- mismatch repair
Explain how DNA polymerase can correct base substitutions and prevent misincorporation of nucleotides.
Explain how DNA polymerase can correct base substitutions and prevent misincorporation of nucleotides.
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Vibrio cholerae can grow in a medium with a pH of ___?
Vibrio cholerae can grow in a medium with a pH of ___?
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