Genetics

Question 1

1.Bacteria have only one copy of their genome DNA (……………….) .
2.In contrast, eukaryotic cells have two copies of their
genome DNA (………………. ).
3.Bacterial DNA is………….. shape.
4.human nuclear DNA is……………. shape.

Answer 1

1. haploid
2. diploid
3. circular
4. linear

Question 2

The transfer of DNA within bacterial cells occurs by two

processes?

Answer 2

movement of transposons and programmed

rearrangements.

Question 3

Define (transposons).

Answer 3

Transposons are small pieces of DNA that move
readily from one site on the bacterial chromosome to another or
from the bacterial chromosome to a plasmid.