AP Biology Biotechnology Part 2 Genetics of Bacteria
Bacterial “size”
Prokaryote Structure
Bacterial genome
Theta Replication Origin of replication Replication fork Termination of replication
Transformation
Transduction A+A+ Phage DNA A+A+ Donor cell B+B+ A+A+ B+B+ Crossing over A+A+ A–A– B–B– Recipient cell A+A+ B–B– Recombinant cell
. Sex pilus 5 µm
DNA transfer “Conjugation”
Barbara McClintock Maize
Transposon -Composite Transposon Insertion sequence Insertion sequence Antibiotic resistance gene Transposase gene Inverted repeat
Transposons
Operon Regulation Promoter DNA trpR Regulatory gene RNA polymerase mRNA 3 5 Protein Inactive repressor Tryptophan absent, repressor inactive, operon on mRNA 5 trpE trpD trpC trpBtrpA Operator Start codon Stop codon trp operon Genes of operon E Polypeptides that make up enzymes for tryptophan synthesis D C B A
Repressor Operon
Operon Repressor DNA Protein Tryptophan (corepressor) Tryptophan present, repressor active, operon off mRNA Active repressor No RNA made
Inducer Operon