1.2 vocab Flashcards
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Antibiotic
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A substance produced by or derived from a microorganism and able in dilute solution to inhibit or kill another microorganism
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Antibiotic Resistance
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Resistance to one or more antibiotics, usually due to additional genetic information
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Conjugation
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The one-way transfer of DNA between bacteria in cellular contact
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Nucleoid
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The DNA-containing area of a bacterial cell
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Plasmid
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A small ring of DNA that carries accessory genes separate from those of the bacterial chromosome
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Transduction
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The transfer of genetic material from one organism (such as a bacterium) to another by a genetic vector
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Transformation
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The genetic modification of a bacterium by incorporation of free DNA from another ruptured bacterial cell
