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Ways to reduce the evolution of antibiotic resistance |
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What the spot overlay version of the Ames Assay is and how it worked. Know what was expected in each section on the plate including the positive and negative controls. |
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Know what the Ames plate incorporation assay is and how it works. |
uses bacteria to test whether a given chemical can cause mutations in the DNA of the test organism |
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Know what a dose response is |
describes the change in effect on an organism caused by differing levels of exposure |
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Know how to spot each type of mutation in a sequence of DNA- base pair substitution, frameshift, deletion/insertion |
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What a gel electrophoresis is and how is works |
Gel electrophoresis works by using an electric current to pass DNA samples through a gel. The gel acts like a sieve allowing smaller DNA molecules to migrate through the gel quicker than larger molecules. Thegel is then visualised under UV light where DNA samples appear as bands. |
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What a reverse mutation assay is |
Mutation which reverts back to its original |
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What a carcinogen is |
having the potential to cause cancer |
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How to tell if a substance is mutagenic and what substance is most mutagenic from looking at a chart of data |
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