Intermicrobial Transfer and DNA Replication
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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.

  • codon, anticodon
  • sense, mRNA
  • template, finished (correct)
  • RNA, DNA
  • 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.

    <p>By using its 3' to 5' exonuclease activity to remove incorrect bases</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Vibrio cholerae can grow in a medium with a pH of ___?

    <p>8.5</p> Signup and view all the answers

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