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Quiz D pGLO part 1 Transformation

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Definition
Antimicrobial   agent that kills microorganism or inhibits their growth  
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Zone Of Inhibition   concentration high enough to stop growth  
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Bactericidal   drugs that kill the organism  
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Bacteriostatic   stop bacteria from dividing, but not kill them  
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Transformation   competent bacterial cells pick up DNA from the environment and make use of the genes it carries  
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Plasmid   one or more small circular pieces of DNA  
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Bioluminescence    
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Arabinose   a sugar of the pentose class  
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)   biochemical reaction to amplify target sequence of nucleic acid in vitro  
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Primers   short sequences of DNA  
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Polymerase Enzyme   synthesizes long chains or polymers of nucleic acids  
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Nucleotides   compound of a nucleotide linked to a phosphate group, forms the basic structure of nucleic acids such as DNA  
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Gel Electrophoresis   technique to separate genetic material DNA based upon its size  
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DNA   the carrier of genetic information  
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Standard Plate Count   estimates the population density in a liquid sample by plating a dilute portion and counting the colonies it produces  
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Serial Dilution   controlled transfers down a line of dilution blanks (tubes) containing a known volume of sterile diluent ex. water  
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Dilution Factor   determined as a dilution containing 1 mL of sample and 99mL of diluent (water) ex. D= V1/V2= 10 to the power of -2  
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Colony Forming Unit   number of colonies that develop on a plate, a countable plate is between 30 and 300 colonies  
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