Exam 7: Genetic Transfer and Mapping in Bacteria and

The site on a plasmid that is cut, producing a single strand of DNA, to allow conjugation to occur is called the .

Loss of function mutations are easier to study in organisms, such as bacteria.

The protein complex that initiates the process of conjugation following contact between two bacteria is called the .

A cell with an F factor integrated into the bacterial chromosome is called .

To localize a specific mutation to an area of a gene, a research geneticist would use a procedure called deletion mapping.

The process of interrupted mating may be used to do which of the following?

Most biologists consider viruses to be living organisms, which are classified with the bacteria.

The unit of genetic distance derived from bacterial conjugation studies are called .

Uses a bacteriophage as an intermediary for the genetic information.

Which of the following is true regarding conjugation?

During homologous recombination, areas of mismatched DNA form structures called a heteroduplex.

A minute is the basic unit of map distance in bacteria.

Determine the distance between two genes with a cotransduction frequency of 0.68.

Which of the following conditions must be correct for transformation to occur?

Which does not require any recombination with the bacterial chromosome?

First observed by Lederberg and Zinder (1952) in Salmonella typhimurium.

The strand of DNA that will be transferred from the donor cell to the recipient cell is

A structure called a allows the transfer of genetic information during conjugation.

Represents a mechanism of genetic transfer in bacteria.

During conjugation, one strand of the F factor DNA remains in the donor cell and one strand is transferred to the recipient cell.