BIOL 311 Lecture 5: Chapter 5: The Genetics of Bacteria and Their Viruses
18 Sep 2019
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Bacteria are fast-dividing (they divides by a process called binary. A- - fission) and take up little space; so they are very convenient to use as genetic model organisms. They can be cultured in a liquid medium or on a solid surface such as an agar gel, as long as basic nutrients are supplied. (cultured is just growth or they can be grown. ) (halt means stop) the population growth. the population growth. : members of a colony that have a single genetic ancestor. : a strain of organisms that will proliferate ( means reproduce fast or increase. Spreading the cells of a microorganism (bacteria, fungi) on a dish of nutritive. Plating plating medium to allow each cell to form a visible colony. colony . Auxotroph supplemented ( means a product containing one or more vitamins, herbs, enzymes, amino acids, or other ingredients, ) with a specific substance not required by wild-type organisms. resistant mutant .
