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Microbiology
Undergraduate 3
05/05/2013

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Taxonomy
Definition
Science that studies organisms w/ the intent or arranging them into groups
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Carolus Linneaus
Definition
Botanist who generated our current naming system called "binomial nomenclature"
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Serology
Definition
Examining differences in the cell surface proteins & polysaccharides
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Fatty acid analysis
Definition
Determines the type and relative quantity of fatty acids that make up the cell membrane
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Numerical taxonomy
Definition
Comparing all the phenotypic characteristics of two or more species to determine total number of similarities
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Nucleic acid probes
Definition
Using strands of DNA to determine if unique nucleotide sequences are present in a particular species.
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DNA hybridization
Definition
Using DNA from 2 organisms to attempt to hybridize them to each other to determine their degree of nucleotide similarity.
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DNA base ratio
Definition
Comparing the amount of G/C and A/T base pairings.
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