01:119:116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Gram Staining, Crystal Violet, Species Ii

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Lecture 2: prokaryotes: introduction to prokaryotes, background, first appeared in 3. 5 bya, life first originated through prebiotic soup or iron-sulfur hypothesis, dna in nucleoid, 3 domains: 2 are prokaryotes. Bacteria and archaea: internal organization, prokaryotes have, no membrane bound organelles, nucleoid, single haploid chromosomes. Enzymes for respiration and photosynthesis in plasma membrane. Cell wall: cell wall, cell wall functions: Prevents bursting in hypotonic solution: bacteria only: peptidoglycan in cell wall. Found in all domains but analogous (convergent evolution: prokaryote vs. eukaryote flagella. Prokaryotic: smaller: no plasma membrane, h+ and the etc. Factors promoting genetic diversity: rapid reproduction & mutation, two factors give rise to high levels of genetic diversity, rapid reproduction and mutation. Transfer of genetic material: not from parent to offspring, genetic recombination/horizontal transfer. For each: list between whom, a basic description of process, do both have to be the same species, horizontal or vertical transmission, transformation: dna from surroundings.

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