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  • Question
  • F factor plasmids play a major role in


  • Options
  • A. conjugation
  • B. replication
  • C. transduction
  • D. trasnscription

  • Correct Answer
  • conjugation 


  • Microbial Recombination and Gene Transfer problems


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    • 1. The plasmid-mediated properties is/are

    • Options
    • A. fermentation of lactose
    • B. production of enterotoxin
    • C. resistance to antibiotics
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. Plasmid that carries genes encoding enzymes, which degrade substances such as aromatic compounds, pesticides or sugar are

    • Options
    • A. F factors
    • B. metabolic plasmid
    • C. virulence plasmid
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. In the extracellular medium, DNA-degrading enzymes would likely be to prevent transfer of DNA by

    • Options
    • A. conjugal transfer by a self-transmissible plasmid
    • B. generalized phage transduction
    • C. natural transformation
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which of the following statement describes plasmids?

    • Options
    • A. Another name for a protoplast
    • B. A complex membrane structure that covers the chromosome of bacteria
    • C. Small, circular DNA molecules that can exist independently of chromosomes commonly found in bacteria
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 5. The transposase gene encodes an enzyme that facilitate

    • Options
    • A. viral replication within a genome
    • B. general recombination
    • C. site-specific integration of transposable elements
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of the following statement can describe horizontal transfer?

    • Options
    • A. The synthesis of protein in RNA
    • B. The transmission of genetic information from one independent, mature organism to another
    • C. The transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring
    • D. The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template
    • Discuss
    • 7. The term used for plasmids possessing both RTF and r determinants is

    • Options
    • A. non self-transmissible plasmids
    • B. non conjugative plasmids
    • C. conjugative plasmids
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 8. Which of the following type of recombination does not require homologous sequences and is utilized by mobile genetic elements that move about chromosomes?

    • Options
    • A. Mutagenic recombimation
    • B. Site-specific recombination
    • C. Replicative recombination
    • D. General recombination
    • Discuss
    • 9. The transducing particles carry only specific portions of the bacterial genome in which of the following transduction?

    • Options
    • A. Specialized transduction
    • B. General transduction
    • C. Abortive transduction
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which type of plasmid can exist with or without being integrated into the host's chromosome?

    • Options
    • A. Medisome
    • B. Lisosome
    • C. Lysogen
    • D. Episome
    • Discuss


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