How is it possible for a dead bacterial cell to influence the DNA in a living bacterial cell?

What will be an ideal response?


Dead bacteria release plasmids, which can be taken up by other bacteria through the process of transformation, passing along any genetic information that was on the plasmid to the live organism.

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Which of the following types of inhibitors is(are) likely to bind to the active site of an enzyme? Select all correct choices

A. an irreversible inhibitor B. a competitive inhibitor C. a non-competitive inhibitor

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How might you choose a region of DNA for a PCR primer so as to increase the temperature necessary for primer annealing (to minimize nonspecific PCR products)?

What will be an ideal response?

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Overproduction, variation, limits on population growth, and differential reproductive success are all components of:

a. gradualism. b. genetic inheritance. c. punctuated equilibrium. d. evolution by natural selection. e. evolution by inheritance of acquired characteristics

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Electrophoresis separates proteins on the basis of what factor(s)?

A.) the protein's size B.) the protein's affinity for a ligand molecule C.) the protein's cell of origin D.) the protein's net charge

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