Identify the correct function of the Ames test.

In terms of acquiring genes for drug resistance among bacterial cells, which process involves direct cell-to-cell contact?

Which bacterial genetic exchange mechanism requires 'competent' cells?

Which type of transduction transfers only certain bacterial genes?

Identify which statement about gene transfer in bacteria via conjugative pili is accurate.

Which of the following methods of horizontal gene transfer uses plasmids:

During conjugation between an Hfr cell and an F- cell, what is typically transferred first?

Which of the following refers to the movement of "jumping genes" to a different location within the genome?

How does the Cas-RNA complex specifically target the phage DNA?

Which of the following methods is not used to insert DNA into cells?

Which of the following involves the modification of an organism’s genome?

During a laboratory class, students are tasked with creating a recombinant DNA molecule. They have fragments of DNA from two different sources. What is the first step they should take to facilitate the joining of these DNA fragments?

In the context of diagnosing infectious diseases rapidly, which technique is most suitable for identifying the presence of a specific pathogen's DNA in a patient's sample?

What makes the Taq polymerase ideal for the extension step of PCR?

Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between the molecular size and the distance migrated in the electrophoresis gel?

The DNA-DNA hybridization percentage of bacterium B, C, D, and E with bacterium A is as follows:

A and B - 45%

A and C - 55%

A and D - 65%

A and E - 75%

Using this information, identify the bacteria that belong to the same species as that of bacterium A.

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) setup includes __________.

What type of bond is disrupted by the incorporation of dideoxynucleotides during DNA synthesis?

What would occur if a normal dNTP were substituted for a ddNTP during the PCR amplification step in dideoxy sequencing?

What is the function of RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) in single-stranded antisense RNA viruses?

Which of the following parts of the bacteriophage enters the bacterial cytoplasm during the lytic cycle?

Choose which answer option is NOT included in the lytic cycle of viruses:

Which of the following events occurs only during the lysogenic pathway of bacteriophages?

The filamentous phage causes cell infection by initially attaching itself to which part of the host bacterium?