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Microbio-leschine
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Undergraduate 2
04/02/2009

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SOS Response
Definition
activated when a cell experiences DNA Damage, initiating a number of DNA repair processed. High mutation rate, absence of a template
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Photophosphorylation
Definition
Generates ATP via e- transport in photosynthesis
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Reversion
Definition
Wild type phenotype restored. Mutation elsewhere restores enzyme function, mutation produces replacement or wild type.
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Silent mutation
Definition
Codes for the same Amino acid
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Photosynthesis
Definition
The use of light energy to fix CO2 (e- from NADPH)
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Chemolithotrophs
Definition
Inorganic e- donors as energy sources. E- acceptor: O2, Donor: h2s, S2O3, etc..
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Missense Mutation
Definition
Point mutation that results in a different amino acid substitution
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Anoxygenic photosynthesis
Definition
No O2 generated, Photosynthetic. PURPLE SULFUR BACTERIA
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Nonsense Mutation
Definition
Codes for stop!
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Cyanobacteria
Definition
Photosynthetic, Generate O2
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Prototroph
Definition
wild type parent from which the auxotroph was derived
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RuBisCo
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catalyzes CO2 fixation reaction
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Electron donors
Definition
Mostly molecules with H in them.
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Thioploca
Definition
anaerobic, NO3 is e- acceptor
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methanogens
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Archea that generate methane, obligate anaerobes
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All chemolithotrophs have the same common feature:
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same C source, CO2
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