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Chapter Seven: Microbial Genetics

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Introduction to Microbial Genetics

The Griffith Experiment

The Hershey-Chase Experiment

Chargaff's Rules

Discovering the Structure of DNA

Meselson-Stahl Experiment

Introduction to DNA Replication

DNA Polymerases

Leading & Lagging DNA Strands

Steps of DNA Replication

DNA Repair

Central Dogma

Introduction to Transcription

Steps of Transcription

Transcription Termination in Prokaryotes

Eukaryotic RNA Processing and Splicing

Introduction to Types of RNA

Genetic Code

Introduction to Translation

Steps of Translation

Review of Transcription vs. Translation

Prokaryotic Gene Expression

Review of Prokaryotic vs. Eukaryotic Gene Expression

Introduction to Regulation of Gene Expression

Prokaryotic Gene Regulation via Operons

The Lac Operon

Glucose's Impact on Lac Operon

The Trp Operon

Review of the Lac Operon & Trp Operon

Introduction to Mutations

Methods of Inducing Mutations

Mutant Detection

The Ames Test

Introduction to DNA Repair

DNA Repair Mechanisms

Horizontal Gene Transfer

Bacterial Transformation

Transduction

Introduction to Conjugation

Conjugation: F Plasmids

Conjugation: Hfr & F' Cells

Genome Variability