Plasmids
Across
- 3. plasmids contain genes for antibiotic _____________
- 5. plasmids help bacteria survive __________
- 6. plasmids act as __________ to introduce foreign DNA into bacterial cells
- 7. foreign DNA is inserted into a special region of a plasmid. This region is called the multiple _________ site.
- 8. plasmids are copied _____________ of the chromosomal DNA
- 9. to force bacteria to keep plasmids, scientists grow them in the presence of an ______________
Down
- 1. the process by which foreign DNA is introduced into bacterial cells
- 2. the antibiotic resistance gene on a plasmid is called a _________ marker
- 4. cells that are "able" to take up foreign DNA are called ____________ cells
- 10. the shape of a plasmid