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| The movement of genetic info between organisms |
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| Genes pass from parents to offspring |
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| Horizontal (lateral) Gene Transfer |
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| Pass genes to other microbes of same generation |
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| A change in an organisms' characteristics because of transfer of genetic info |
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| DNA that has been released from an organism after the cell is lysed and DNA is no longer incorporated |
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| An enzyme that cuts up DNA |
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| A method of transferring genetic material using a bacteriophage |
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- Capable of causing infection and the destruction and death of a bacterial cell
- Lytic cell
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- Ordinarily doesn't cause a disruptive infection
- Lysogenic cycle
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- Genetic info is transferred from one cell to another
- Requires contatc between donor (F+, males) and recipient (F-, females)
- Transfers much larger quantities of DNA
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- Circular, double stranded DNA molecule
- F+ cells contain F (fertility) plasmids and makes F pilus (male, donor)
- F- cells lack F plasmids (female, recipients)
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| Carry genes that provide resistance to various antibiotics such as cloramphenicol and tetracycline and to heavy metals such as arsenic and mercury |
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| Direct the synthesis of bacteriocidal (bacteria-killing) proteins called bacteriocins |
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| Cause disease signs and symptoms |
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| Tumor Inducing (Ti) Plasmids |
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| Cause tumor formation in plants |
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| The ability of a genetic sequence to move from one location to another on the same chromosome |
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