Microbial genetics and drug resistance — Flashcards

Flashcard 11: plasmid

Answer: transferrable genes for resistance, enzymes, toxins

Extra: DNA

Flashcard 12: What lab techinque can be used to visually compare the size of PCR products?

Answer: agarose gel electrophoresis

Flashcard 13: How does a flourescence in situ hybridization (FISH) assay work?

Answer: Flourescent nucleic acid probe binds complementary sequence on chromosome.

Flashcard 14: Which molecular motor protein travels retrograde toward the - end of the microtubule?

Answer: Dynein mnemonic: dyn' to get home

Flashcard 15: The - end of a microtubule usually points toward?

Answer: center of the cell (MTOC)

Flashcard 16: How many ORIs are active per replication cycle in prokaryotes? Eukaryotes?

Answer: prokaryotes - 1 eukaryotes - many