Exercise: Microbial Recombination And Gene Transfer

Questions for: Microbial Recombination And Gene Transfer

What is term used for a bacterial cell that is able to take up naked DNA?
A:
Complementary
B:
Liable
C:
Competent
D:
Infected
Answer: C
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The term used for acquisition of naked DNA from its environment and its incorporation in their genome by a bacterium is
A:
transformation
B:
lysogenic conversion
C:
conjugation
D:
transduction
Answer: A
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Which of the following plamids do not possess information for self transfer to another cell?
A:
Cryptic plasmids
B:
Conjugative plasmids
C:
Non-conjugative plasmids
D:
None of these
Answer: C
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When composite transposons are formed
A:
a small deletion occurs in the transposase gene of an IS element
B:
a small deletion occurs in the transposase gene of an IS element and plasmid is integrated
C:
an IS element integrates with another IS element with the help of a plasmid
D:
two IS elements integrate into a chromosome with only a small distance separating them
Answer: D
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Which of the following transport bacterial DNA to other bacteria via bacteriophages?
A:
Conjugation
B:
Transduction
C:
Transformation
D:
Translation
Answer: B
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