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Microbiology Module 2 Study Guide – Step-by-Step Guidance

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Central Dogma

Introduction to Transcription

Steps of Transcription

Introduction to Types of RNA

Introduction to Translation

Steps of Translation

Leading & Lagging DNA Strands

Introduction to DNA Replication

DNA Polymerases

Prokaryotic Gene Regulation via Operons

The Lac Operon

The Trp Operon

Review of the Lac Operon & Trp Operon

Introduction to Mutations

Methods of Inducing Mutations

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

The Griffith Experiment

Introduction to Viruses

Animal Viruses: Antigenic Drift vs. Antigenic Shift

Bacteriophage: Lytic Phage Infections

Bacteriophage: Lysogenic Phage Infections

Introduction to Animal Virus Infections

Animal Viruses: 1. Attachment to the Host Cell

Animal Viruses: 2. Entry & Uncoating in the Host Cell

Animal Viruses: 3. Synthesis & Replication

Animal Viruses: DNA Virus Synthesis & Replication

Animal Viruses: RNA Virus Synthesis & Replication

Animal Viruses: Reverse-Transcribing Virus Synthesis & Replication

Animal Viruses: 4. Assembly Inside Host Cell

Animal Viruses: 5. Release from Host Cell

Prions

Simple Staining

Differential Staining

Gram Stain

Bacterial Cell Morphology & Arrangements