Transformation Quiz Review
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readinglady on October 19, 2011
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Biology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 eukaryotic cell | cell with a nucleus (surrounded by its own membrane) and other internal organelles |
| prokaryotic cell | cell lacking a nucleus and most other organelles |
| plasmid | a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication |
| antiobiotic | medicine that prevents the growth of bacteria |
| bacterial transformation | ability of bacteria to alter their genetic makeup by uptaking foreign DNA from another bacterial cell and incorporating it into their own |
| recombianant DNA | DNA made from two or more different organisms |
| Restriction enzyme | enzyme that cuts DNA at a specific sequence of nucleotides |
| sticky ends | Single stranded ends of DNA left after cutting with enzymes |
| GFP | green fluorescent protein |
| pGLO | Plasmid used to make **** glow! |
| ampicillin | semisynthetic penicillin (trade names Principen and Polycillin and SK-Ampicillin) |
| arabinose | sugar that enables protein expression |
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