Mendel's Experiments With Pea Plants

Abstract The transformation principle suggests that bacteria use DNA as their genetic material and are able to exchange their genetic material via a process of transformation. Griffith had theorised the concept of the transformation principle using two strains of bacteria and studied their ability to recombine. Avery and MacLeod followed his studies and suggested DNA was sensitive to DNase, and that the enzyme would destroy the bacteria's ability to exchange genetic material and transform into a new strain. This was then tested in the labs at Wits by second year students where they studied the transformation of ampicillin sensitive E. coli to ampicillin resistant E. coli. The results obtained there were similar to those of Avery and MacLeod,

It is often used in the selective identification of enteric bacteria including Salmonella and Shigella. The TSI agar has glucose, lactose and sucrose as the sources of carbohydrates. Phenol red is the acid base indicator incorporated in the medium. The TSI medium indicates whether the bacteria ferments glucose only, or lactose and sucrose with or without production of gas. Nitrate serves as a source of nitrogen for many bacteria.

Author unknown date published April 2013 but updated April 2016 https://dengarden.com/gardening/the-effect-of-music-on-plant-growth If plants respond to the ways it is nurtured and have several sensory perceptions, then how do they respond to sound waves and the vibrations created by musical sounds?Several studies have looked at this question, specifically how music effects plant growth. Experiments that have been taken seem to conclude that plants will respond best to classical music and Indian devotional music. For myself to have evidence to that I will need to do the experiment myself and concluded an answer. USEFULLNES: The source answer the research topic very broadly because of the fact that many scientist have had different results thus showing that some sources don't agree that music makes the plants grow faster. Showing that the source is useful to a certain extend.

Student ID = mc170404399 ASSIGNMENT NO : 2 Q 1 . Differentiate between somatic and germline mutations ? Give at least two examples of each. In biology, a mutation is the lasting modification of the nucleotide sequence of the genome of an organism, virus, or extrachromosomal DNA or other genetic elements. Mutations results from faults during DNA replication or other types of damage to DNA which then may have erroring repair or cause an error during other forms of repair, or

Lastly, chopping off your canine’s tail is just plain unnecessary. Research shows that tail docking has no health benefits whatsoever. Fortunately, the amputation site most likely won’t get infected or physically hurt the dog for a long period of time, but for sure will not benefit it in any way. Many dog breeds get their tail docked just days after birth, and it’s been that way for many years, so it is common to see the specific breed with a short tail. But that does not mean to keep doing it, and it doesn’t change the fact that there is no need to do it unless your goal is to torment your

Most antibiotics including penicillin attack the cell wall of the bacteria that prevents them from synthesizing peptidoglycan which is a molecule that provides the bacteria strength to survive in the human body. However, there are multiple ways on how an antibiotic affects the peptidoglycan. For example is vancomycin, it affects the peptidoglycan but not in same manner as penicillin. A different class of antibiotics called quinolones targets DNA gyrase which unwinds DNA for replication. Since DNA can unwind because of the removal of the enzymes that do that bacteria can’t multiply.

It is sensible that we did not observe any of burring eel in small gravel because of subtract tight composition, which do not allowed eels to bury in it. Explanation why there is so small number off burying eels in small

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DNA synthesis. When primers detect and limit the amplification DNA sequence on two sides, the thermostable DNA polymerase synthesizes a complementary fragment from the 3 'end of the primers from both DNA single chain fragments using the nucleotides added to the mixture. The procedure is carried out at 72 ° C, using a thermostable Taq polymerase. APPLICATIONS: The ability of the PCR to analyze a very small amount of DNA plays an important role in disease diagnostics. One of the important uses of PCR is the diagnosis of possible AIDS infection at a very early stage even before antibodies have developed .

Although some geographical regions of the world can be associated with a particular type of C. botulinum in the soil, it is not possible to determine countries as the origin of honey with a greater risk of containing C. botulinum. botulinum can survive as spores in honey but cannot multiply or produce toxins due to the inhibitory properties of honey. At present, there is no process that could be applied to remove or kill spores of C. botulinum in honey without impairing product quality. Microbiological testing would not be an effective control option against infant botulism, due to the sporadic occurrence and low levels of C. botulinum in honey”. (Handbook for Epidemiology, 1998) 2.4.2 YEAST Honey contains naturally different osmotolerant yeast, which can cause undesirable fermentation.

1. How does DNA encode information? DNA is a double-stranded helix composed of a phosphate backbone and deoxyribose, and encodes information by the sequence of its nucleotide bases, which are composed of adenine, thiamine, guanine and cytosine. DNA undergoes transcription, which produces single-stranded mRNA, which uses uracil in place of thiamine. Next step is translation, in which the RNA becomes a protein, which then can act as structural units or enzymes.

The other gene codes for resistance in tetracycline and is expressed in aerobically grpwn E. coli, but not in anaerobically grpwn E. coli or in bacteroides. The transposon of Tn4351 was originally detected in E. coli which carried an unstable chimeric plasmid, pSS-2. The mobilization of pSS-2 from onestrain of E. coli

GFP was needed so that we would tell if the ampicillin resistance gene had been properly placed when the bacteria glowed under a UV light. The purpose of this lab was to perform a procedure known as genetic transformation which allowed us to genetically engineer E. Coli to be ampicillin resistance. Before the lab we expected that lysogeny broth and minus DNA will have growth but no glow. The lysogeny broth, ampicillin, and

For example, “Drugs such as colistin, which are so important for treating people, need to be withheld from use in animals — at least until absolutely necessary, he says” gives credibility to the scientist at the end of the sentence. These expressions of thought are ambiguous to the reader, which is disappointing since the scientific explanations of genetic transfer were explained in clearly. Although lacking creative writing style, the article provides effective visual aid for a teen audience to be engaged and inquiring to learn more about the issue. The diagram of a bacterial cell offers readers a comparison of bacterial chromosomes with that of plasmids. The cell does not include any other organelles to confuse or distract the student.

Again, this argument provides no evidence to support the claims levied against the pro-life argument. Additionally, the argument fails to account for the emergence of a genetically complete organism, and fails to provide a point in the developmental cycle where non-life becomes life. In fact, should this reasoning hold true, it adds credence to the pro-life position, as either alternative—life beginning at conception, or life continuing at conception—results in the presence of life. In either event, why is this human life deemed less valuable than another human life? Why is he/she required to forfeit the fundamental rights attributed to all human beings?