Molecular Biology 3 - Plasmids

MolBio 3 Companion Questions

Learning Objectives and Terms

  • Genome - all the hereditary information
  • Chromosome - 1 piece of genomic DNA
  • Know the 2 requirements of a chromosome for maintenance
  • Know the function of ORIs
  • Know that the 2 required elements of a plasmid are an ORI and an antibiotic resistance gene.
  • Know the difference between and antibiotic and and antibiotic resistance gene.
  • Know that ORIs can be host specific
  • Know what Restriction Enzymes are
  • Know what Restriction SITEs are
  • Know what a MCS (multiple cloning site) is
  • Know what Blunt and sticky ends are
  • Given a table of restriction sites, be able to determine if the resulting cut is blunt or sticky  

Additional Terms

  • Vector
  • Cloning