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| how big is average protein |
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| groups of genes with related functional products |
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| horizontal (lateral) gene transfer |
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| genes arise from other organisms, often detected by G-C content |
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| large unstable regions of the genome capable of horizontal gene transfer |
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| extrachromosomal genetic elements that replicate independently of the host chromosome but need host enzymes for replication |
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| two closely related extrachromosomal genetic elements cannot be maintained in the same host cell |
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plasmids that can integrate into the cell's chromosome
(note: integrated virus = prophage) |
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| process by which cells have their plasmids removed |
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| extrachromosomal genetic elements capable of transferring themselves via cell-to-cell contact |
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| R plasmids (resistance plasmids) |
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| widespread plasmids that confer resistance to antibiotics and other growth inhibitors |
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| ability of pathogen to attach to and colonize specific host tissue and production of toxins, enzymes, and other molecules that damage host |
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| what characteristics to plasmids encode for that cause virulence? |
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| protein antibiotics that inhibit or kill other bacteria |
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| the way in which replication occurs so each new double strand consists of one parental and one new strand |
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| DNA strand used to make complementary daughter strand |
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| enzymes that catalyze the addition of deoxynucleotides |
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| primary enzyme for replication in E. coli |
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nucleic acid molecule to which DNA polymerase can attach the first nucleotide
(basically short stretch of RNA about 11-12 nucleotides long) |
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| RNA-polymerizing enzyme that makes the RNA primer |
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