Across
- 2. bacterial DNA incorporated into bacteria after infected by virus. virus "infects" another bacteria through bacterial DNA transfer
- 5. process in which genetic material is passed between organisms without gene transmission from parent to offspring.
- 7. small circular piece of DNA
- 9. single-celled organism that lack complex mechanisms of eukaryotic parent-to-offspring gene transmission,
- 11. a crucial gene allowing bacteria to withstand antibiotics
- 14. virus that lack machinery to infect human cells, instead target specific bacteria
- 15. DNA piece transferred between organisms without the need for direct inheritance
Down
- 1. external DNA are taken by the bacteria and incorporated into plasmid or chromosome
- 3. composed of genetic material that can transferred entirely during horizontal gene transfer
- 4. a necessity driven by gene transfer in order for a population to adapt to changing environments.
- 6. occurs after the introduction of a plasmid into a bacterial cell
- 8. bacteria exposure to sudden increase in temperature, disrupting the cell, and allowing DNA to enter the cell membrane
- 10. molecule that carries genetic instructions for organisms
- 12. mating bridge between two bacterial cells, facilitating DNA transfer
- 13. bacteria's copied plasmid transferred through mating bridge