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Technical University of Mombasa Faculty of Applied and Health Sciences DEPARTMENT OF PURE AND APPLIED SCIENCES UNIVERSITY EXAMINATION FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY IN INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY BIMBT SBH 2415 : MICROBIAL GENETICS SPECIAL/SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION FEBRUARY 2013 SERIES HOURS Instructions to candidates: 2 This paper consist of FIVE questions Answer question ONE (compulsory) and any other TWO questions Question ONE a) Define the following terminologies (i) Shine Dalgarno sequence (ii) Episome (iii) Transposition (iv) Transversion (v) Mutant b) Enlist the properties that make plasmids important cloning vectors ©2013 Technical University of Mombasa (5marks) (5marks) Page 1 c) Explain the role of DNA repair in supporting mutation (5marks) d) Explain the merits associated with bacteriophage as a cloning vector (5marks) e) Discuss plasmid replication among Gram negative bacteria (5marks) f) Explain the possible forms of tyrosine that could result due to the degeneracy of the genetic code. (5marks) Question TWO a) Describe the biological significance of various types of plasmids (10marks) b) Explain the contribution of plasmids in the conferment of resistance (10marks) Question THREE a) Explain the role of plasmids in pathogenicity and colonization of a host (10marks) b) Discuss specialized transduction as a mechanism of genetic exchange (10marks) Question FOUR a) Explain how transformation aids DNA uptake during genetic exchange (10marks) b) Discuss conjugation and its role in microbial evolution. (10marks) Question FIVE a) Discuss the structural arrangement of E.Coli chromosomal genetic map as a model prokaryote (15marks) b) With examples, discuss chemical mutagens as agents of mutation induction. (10marks) ©2013 Technical University of Mombasa Page 2