The basics of Prokaryotes

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This document gives the reader the basic fundamental knowledge of prokaryotes and the historical background.

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Prokaryotic Cell Structure

Properties of Cells

- Living entities surrounded by a membrane
- Capable of growth reproduction and metabolism
- Prokaryotes or Eukaryotes

Bacteria Morphology

, Arrangement of bacteria

Strepto = Chain

Diplo = 2

Cytoplasm is the gelatinous material inside the cell

Cytosol

Liquid portion within cytoplasm

Water with dissolved solutes

Contains Nucleoid

DNA

DNA in prokaryotes is negatively supercoiled

Supercoiled is where DNA is wound up very tightly

Positive cupercoil is where DNA Coiled in the same direction of DNA Helix

Negative supercoil is DNA is coiled against the direction of DNA helix

Plasmids

Separate from the core bacterial genome

Can carry beneficial genes (eg. Resistance genes)

Not all bacteria carry plasmids

Ribosomes

Protein synthesis

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