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14 Cards in this Set
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Transformation 1
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The process in which genes are transferred from one bacterium to another as "Naked" DNA in solution
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Transformation 2
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The changing of a normal cell into a cancerous cell
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Transduction
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The transfer of DNA from one cell to another by bacteriophage
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Conjugation
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The transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by cell to cell contact
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Fertility Factor
F Factor |
A plasmid found in donor cell in bacterial conjugation
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Resistance Factor
R Factor |
A bacterial plasmid carrying genes that determine Resistance to antibiotics
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Resistance Tranfer Factor
RTF |
A group of genes for replication & conjugation on the R Factor
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Dissimilation
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A metabolic process in which nutrients are not assimilated but are excreted as ammonia, hydrogen sulfide and so on
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Bacteriocinogenic Factor
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An organism capable of producing bacteriocins
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Flavoproteins
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1 of 3 classes; protein containing flavin, coenzyme derived from Riboflavin (B2) and are capable of performing alternating oxidations & reductions
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Chemiosmosis
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A mechanism that uses a proton gradient across a cytoplasmic membrane to generate ATP
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Cytochrome A,B & C
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A protein that functions as an electron carrier in cellular respiration & photosynthesis
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Ubiquinones
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a low molecular weight, non protein carrier in an electron transort chain also called Coenzyme Q
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Electron Transport Chain
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A series of compounds that transfer electrons from one compount to another, generating ATP by oxidative phosphorylation
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