Based on your understanding of homologous recombination answer the following questions. 1. What enzyme is involved directly in Holliday junction formation? 2. What is the importance of the chi site in homologous recombination? 3. How Holliday junction is resolved specifically in bacteria?
Genetic Recombination
Recombination is crucial to this process because it allows genes to be reassorted into diverse combinations. Genetic recombination is the process of combining genetic components from two different origins into a single unit. In prokaryotes, genetic recombination takes place by the unilateral transfer of deoxyribonucleic acid. It includes transduction, transformation, and conjugation. The genetic exchange occurring between homologous deoxyribonucleic acid sequences (DNA) from two different sources is termed general recombination. For this to happen, an identical sequence of the two recombining molecules is required. The process of genetic exchange which occurs in eukaryotes during sexual reproduction such as meiosis is an example of this type of genetic recombination.
Microbial Genetics
Genes are the functional units of heredity. They transfer characteristic information from parents to the offspring.
Based on your understanding of homologous recombination answer the following questions.
1. What enzyme is involved directly in Holliday junction formation?
2. What is the importance of the chi site in homologous recombination?
3. How Holliday junction is resolved specifically in bacteria?
4. What do you think this type of recombination occurs between bacteria and
bacteriophage?
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