CMMB 343 - Midterm fully solved graded A+ 2024/2025

CMMB 343 - MidtermTransformation - correct answer one of three processes that lead to horizontal gene transfer, in which genetic material passes from one bacterium to another cells able to take up DNA are referred to as - correct answer competent natural competence - correct answer certain bacteria have specific proteins to take up external DNA eletroporation - correct answer an electric pulse can use to create temporary holes in the cellular plasma membrane for transformation generalized transduction - correct answer DNA from the genome of one cell is transferred to another cell via a replicating virus (phage) specialized transduction - correct answer a highly specific part of the host genome is regularly incorporated into the virus (DNA immediately next to the site of phage interaction) prophage - correct answer the viral DNA that is embedded in the host cell's DNA homologous recombination - correct answer -process by which a cell replaces a stretch of DNA with a segment that has a similar nucleotide sequence -RecA is required RecA protein - correct answer -plays an important role in recombination involving single-strand displacement -DNA repair integrating conjugative element - correct answer -conjugative transposons and mobile genomic islands