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| A mutant that requires a supplement for growth because it is unable to synthesize one or more needed compounds from simple inorganic compounds. |
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| Ability of cells to take up DNA from their environment during transformation. |
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| A supplemented growth medium that includes all compounds needed for the growth of a particular strain. |
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| Physical union of bacterial cells during which donor cell transfers DNA segments to a recipient. |
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| In bacteria a DNA molecule that can exist free in the cytoplasm or integrated into the chromosome. |
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| DNA plasmid of E. coli that is transferred from one cell to another during conjugation and that carries genes necessary for conjugation. |
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| Process by which any gene of a bacterial chromosome can be transferred by a phage to another cell. |
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| A bacterial cell or strain that carries a prophage. |
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| Integration of a phage genome into a host bacterial chromosome. |
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| A phage growth cycle that includes infection of a bacterial cell, phage reproduction within the cell, and lysis of the bacterial cell to release phage progeny. |
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| A simple growth medium that includes only an organic carbon source and inorganic salts. |
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| An autonomously replicating extrachromosomal DNA molecule, usually circular. |
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| A phage genome integrated into a bacterial host chromosome. |
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| An organism that can grow on minimal medium. |
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| Process by which only a specific part of a bacterial chromosome can be transferred to another cell by a lysogenic phage. |
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| Transfer by a phage of bacterial genes from one cell to another. |
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| Conversion of a cell from one phenotype to another by the uptake of DNA from the environment. |
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