Microbiology - Chapter 8 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
genetics -
correct answer ✅the study of what genes are, how they carry
information, how information is expressed, and how genes are
replicated
gene -
correct answer ✅segment of DNA that encodes a functional
produce, usually a protein
chromosome -
correct answer ✅structure containing DNA that physically carries
hereditary information
What is the different between a gene and a chromosome? -
correct answer ✅the chromosomes contain the genes
genome -
correct answer ✅all of the genetic material in a cell
genomics -
correct answer ✅molecular study of genomes
,Microbiology - Chapter 8 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
genotype -
correct answer ✅genes of an organism
phenotype -
correct answer ✅expression of the genes
E. coli -
correct answer ✅the most studied bacterial species
E. coli DNA -
correct answer ✅-4600 kbp (kilobase pair)
-1mm long
-takes 10% of cell volume
-supercoiled or highly twisted
expression -
correct answer ✅genetic information is used within a cell to
produce the proteins needed for the cell to function
, Microbiology - Chapter 8 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
recombination -
correct answer ✅-genetic information can be transferred between
cells of the same generation
-may occur in transformed cells
replication -
correct answer ✅genetic information can be transferred between
generation of cells
DNA composition -
correct answer ✅polymer of nucleotides: adenine, thymine,
cytosine, and guanine
DNA structure -
correct answer ✅-double helix associated with proteins
-"backbone" is deoxyribose-phosphate
-strands are held together y hydrogen bonds between AT and CG
DNA strand -
correct answer ✅antiparallel
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
genetics -
correct answer ✅the study of what genes are, how they carry
information, how information is expressed, and how genes are
replicated
gene -
correct answer ✅segment of DNA that encodes a functional
produce, usually a protein
chromosome -
correct answer ✅structure containing DNA that physically carries
hereditary information
What is the different between a gene and a chromosome? -
correct answer ✅the chromosomes contain the genes
genome -
correct answer ✅all of the genetic material in a cell
genomics -
correct answer ✅molecular study of genomes
,Microbiology - Chapter 8 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
genotype -
correct answer ✅genes of an organism
phenotype -
correct answer ✅expression of the genes
E. coli -
correct answer ✅the most studied bacterial species
E. coli DNA -
correct answer ✅-4600 kbp (kilobase pair)
-1mm long
-takes 10% of cell volume
-supercoiled or highly twisted
expression -
correct answer ✅genetic information is used within a cell to
produce the proteins needed for the cell to function
, Microbiology - Chapter 8 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
recombination -
correct answer ✅-genetic information can be transferred between
cells of the same generation
-may occur in transformed cells
replication -
correct answer ✅genetic information can be transferred between
generation of cells
DNA composition -
correct answer ✅polymer of nucleotides: adenine, thymine,
cytosine, and guanine
DNA structure -
correct answer ✅-double helix associated with proteins
-"backbone" is deoxyribose-phosphate
-strands are held together y hydrogen bonds between AT and CG
DNA strand -
correct answer ✅antiparallel
