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1. Microbial Genetics Mutation
Genetic Recombination
Model organism
E. coli
Molecular Cloning
Bioinformatics
2. Plasmid Types Resistance Plasmids R Plasmids
Virulence Plasmids
Bacteriocins
Engineered Plasmids
3. Mutants
Mutation
Wild Type
Genotype
Phenotype
4. Isolation of Mutants
Replica Plating
Auxotrophs Nutritional Mutants
Prototroph
Wild Type
5. Penicillin Selection Method Kills Growing Cells
6. Mutations Spontaneous Mutations
Point Mutations
Base-Pair Substitution
Silent,
Missense, or
Nonsense Mutations
7. Conditional Lethal Mutations Temperature Sensitive Mutations
10. Other Mutations Deletions Lose of a Piece of DNA
Insertions Additions of a Piece of DNA
Translocation Movement of a Piece of DNA to a New Location in the Genome
11. Inversion Orientation of a Piece of DNA is Reversed in the Genome - Phase Variation
12. Mutation Rate Spontaneous (Natural or Background) Mutation Rate
DNA ~ 1 per Million (varies between genes and location)
RNA ~ 1 per Thousand
Mutagens Anything that Increases the Mutation Rate
13. Mutagens Chemicals
Base Analogs Chemically Resemble Base
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16. Biological Mutagens Transposons Can Insert Into Gene
Transposon Mutagenesis
Site Directed Mutations Man-made
17. Ames Test Mutagens ? Carcinogens
Ames Test Measures Back Mutation Rates to Detect Carcinogens
Liver extract
18. Bacterial Gene Transfer Genetic Recombination
3 Types of Bacterial Gene Exchange:
1. Transformation
Naked DNA
Competent
20. 2. Transduction Generalized Transduction
21. Specialized Transduction
22. Lysogeny Can Lead to Phage Conversion
23. 3. Conjugation
Plasmids
Copy Number
Incompatibility
Curing
Conjugative Plasmid
24. Chromosomal Mobilization Fertility (F) Plasmid
Episome
HFr Strain
Sex Pili
25. Gene Maps Interrupted Matings
26. E. coli Chromosome 4,639,221 Base Pairs
4,288 Open Reading Frames
88% ORF
1% rRNA, tRNA
10% Promoter,
Origin, etc
6% Operons
27. Lateral Gene Transfer Horizontal Gene transfer
Pathogenicity Islands
ICE Integrative and Conjugative Elements
28. Transposition Transposase
Conservative Transposition
Replicative Transposition
Phase Variation
Inversion
29. Genomics Mycoplasma genitalium Genome
470 Open Reading Frame
Genomic Mining
31. Genetic Word List
32. Genetic Word List 2
33. Genetic Word List 3
34. Genetic Word List 4
35. Genetic Word List 5
36. Genetic Word List 6