Microbial Recombination and Gene Transfer
When composite transposons are formed

two IS elements integrate into a chromosome with only a small distance separating them
an IS element integrates with another IS element with the help of a plasmid
a small deletion occurs in the transposase gene of an IS element
a small deletion occurs in the transposase gene of an IS element and plasmid is integrated

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Microbial Recombination and Gene Transfer
The main difference between a self-transmissible and a mobilizable plasmid is that the self-transmissible plasmid

usually has a transposon inserted into it
transfers antibiotic resistance genes
carries genes encoding the mating apparatus
transfers both strands of the plasmid DNA

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Microbial Recombination and Gene Transfer
Which of the following statement describes plasmids?

A complex membrane structure that covers the chromosome of bacteria
Another name for a protoplast
Small, circular DNA molecules that can exist independently of chromosomes commonly found in bacteria
None of these

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