Chapter 7 Bacterial Genetic material Chromsome: the prokaryotic genome is circular, haploid Genome size very in species: Table 7-1 Plasmid: mobile Transposable Genetic Elements: mobile elements, integrate into chromsome or plasmid Bacterial DNA Plasmids carried genes,. drug resistant -insertion mutation Bacteriaphage(phage) RNA-mRNA rRNA In prokaryotes, an mRNA molecule carry information for several genes(eukaryotes an mRNA for one gene) The ribosomes are 70s in prokaryotes vs 80S in eukaryotes Transcription: synthesis of rna from a dna template Translation: formation of a proteinBacterial Genetic material Chromsome: the prokaryotic genome is circular, haploid Genome size very in species: Table 7-1 Plasmid： mobile Transposable Genetic Elements：mobile elements, integrate into chromsome or plasmid, -carried genes, …drug resistant -insertion mutation Bacteriaphage (phage) RNA-mRNA, rRNA -In prokaryotes, an mRNA molecule carry information for several genes (eukaryotes an mRNA for one gene) -The ribosomes are 70S in prokaryotes vs 80S in eukaryotes -Transcription: synthesis of RNA from a DNA template -Translation: formation of a protein Chapter 7