Let us make an in-depth study of the genetic recombination. After reading this article you will learn about: 1. Bacterial Recombination 2. Holliday Junction Model 3. Two Holliday Junctions 4. Enzymes of Homologous Recombination and 5. Role of Rec A protein in Homologous Genetic Recombination. Introduction to Genetic Recombination: Recombination of DNA takes place by mutation, exchange of DNA strands [...]
This article throws light upon the nine things to know about genetic recombination in bacteria. The nine things are: (1) Recombination of Genetic Materials (2) Transformation (3) Transduction (4) Conjugation (5) Mechanism of Genetic Recombination in Bacteria (6) Antibiotic Resistance (7) Phage Genome and Recombination (8) Genetic Maps of Viruses and (9) Fine Structure of rII Locus in T4 Phage. [...]
Bacterial Life Cycle or Bacterial Cell Cycle: Bacterial life cycle mainly involves binary fission. In some cases budding and sporulation noticed. But genetic recombination, so called sexual reproduction in bacteria is an occasional process. I. Binary fission (Fig. 11.6): II. It is the most common method of asexual reproduction in bacteria under favorable conditions. Binary fission is the normal life [...]