B15+B14 Flashcards
(9 cards)
What are the steps of genetic engineering?
Gene taken from a ‘human cell’
Use enzyme to isolate gene
Tranfer gene to plasmid
Put plasmid with gene back into bacterial cell
Leave bacteria to divide
What is Genetic engineering?
The deliberate modification of an organism’s gene.
Who came up with natural selection?
Charles Darwin
What did Lamarck suggest about adaption?
When a characterstic if reguraly used, it becomes more developed.
What did Carl Linnaeus do?
He began to classify species into different catorgies based on their structure and characterstics.
What are the 9 catorgies which split species into
Life
Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Who and what is the 3 domain system.
Carl Woese.
Archae(primitive bateria)
Eukaryota(Animal with nucleus)
Bacteria(TRue bacteria)
Whats evolution?
Change on the inherited characteristics of a population over time through a proces of natural selection.
What are the 2 types of antibiotic?
Bacteriostatic- inhibit growth
Bacteriocidal-directly kills
