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Microbial Genetics Lecture Materials
These
are the Microbial Genetics Lecture materials of the Virtual Microbiology Classroom. The resources below are used to supplement an actual
college microbiology course.
Virtual Microbiology Classroom provides a wide range of free educational resources including PowerPoint Lectures, Study Guides, Review Questions and Practice Test Questions.
Page last updated: 2/2016
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
These lecture learning objectives are a study guide based on the VMC Microbial Genetics Lecture PowerPoint Show:
- Compare features of viral, prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes.
- What is DNA made of? Know the structural components.
- Understand the process of replication.
- What does semi-conservative replication mean?
- Understand the processes of transcription & translation.
- What nucleic acid base is used in the construction of RNA that is not utilized in DNA molecules? What nucleic acid based is not used in RNA molecules that is used in the construction of DNA?
- How is transcription similar to replication? How is it different?
- What types of RNA are involved in translation and what are their roles?
- What is the ‘triple code’? What is its role in the structure of proteins built through translation?
- Specifically, what is a mutation?
- What is the difference between vertical and horizontal gene transfer?
- Compare and contrast the three types of horizontal gene transfer that we discussed in class: Transformation, Transduction and Conjugation.
- Know the microbes that we met in this lecture and their relevance to the topics discussed.
- Staphylococcus and gene expression
- Streptococcus pneumoniae and horizontal gene transfer
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The Microbial Genetics Lecture materials include:
- learning objectives
- PowerPoint lecture
- a homework assignment
- practice test & review questions
Need To Review Molecular Genetics?
GENE TRANSFER HOMEWORK
This assignment will help you better understand the microbial genetics of vertical and horizontal gene transfer.
REQUIRED READINGS
Here is what you need to read, in addition to the PowerPoint, to master this topic. Check Moodle & your textbook for additional readings.
- Nucleic Acid Function: Replication, Transcription & Translation
- Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids: ATP, RNA & DNA
- Bacterial Genetics: Plasmid DNA & Conjugation Gene Transfer
PRACTICE TEST & REVIEW QUESTIONS
These multiple-choice / matching practice test questions and essay review questions are designed to help students better understand the material from this lecture.
MORE MICROBIAL GENETICS LINKS
- DNA Structure Cell Biology Animation from John Kyrk
- Build a DNA Molecule from University of Utah
- Binary Fission: Cell Division & Reproduction of Prokaryotes
- Bacterial Conjugation animation and quiz from McGraw-Hill
- DNA Replication animation and review questions.
- DNA Replication step-through animation by John Kyrk.
- DNA Transcription step-through animation by John Kyrk.
- Transcription and Translation animated movie from PBS production “DNA: The Secret of Life.
- “That Spells DNA” song by Jonathan Coulton.
- “The Protein Synthesis Song” by MrsPurpleMonster18.
WHICH GENETIC TRAITS DO YOU HAVE?
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LECTURE POWERPOINT
Versions of Microbial Genetics PPT:
- Student's Microbial Genetics PowerPoint Show
- Student's Microbial Genetics PowerPoint PDF Printout
Printing: The best way for students to print out the PowerPoint Show is to download the PDF version. Select Print, and, when the Print screen comes up, go to the Print Handling options. Under Page Scaling, select "Multiple pages per sheet", Under Pages per sheet, select "2". That uses up less paper, placing two slides on each page.
