02/09/16

posted Feb 9, 2016, 7:46 AM by Marschal Fazio
Classwork:
  • Human Genome Scavenger Hunt
  • Unseen Life on Earth: An Introduction to Microbiology
    • Episode 5: Microbial Evolution
    • Answer these Questions on your own paper
      • What is vertical gene transmission?
      • What are the methods of bacterial (horizontal) gene transmission?
      • What types of traits can bacteria acquire horizontally?
      • Where does the DNA come from during transformation?
      • What bacterium is being used to fight cassava mosaic virus? What is the desired outcome of this work?
      • Why is it important to include a control plate with the transformation experiment?
      • What are some of the impacts to humans of genetic manipulations?
Homework:
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