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Name a dormant cell that survives in the death phase and is resistant to most antibiotics
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Q. Name a dormant cell that survives in the death phase and is resistant to most antibiotics
Ans → persister
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Ans → periplasmic space
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Q. Name the plasmid containing genes encoding proteins that make a bacterial cell resistant to one or more antibiotics
Ans → R plasmid
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Ans → peristalsis
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Ans → reaction center
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Q. Having numerous flagella covering the entire surface of a bacterial cell is known as
Ans → peritrichous
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Ans → reactive oxygen species (ROS)
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Ans → peroxisome
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Ans → real-time PCR
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Ans → peroxygen
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Ans → receptor-mediated endocytosis
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Q. Name a dormant cell that survives in the death phase and is resistant to most antibiotics
Ans → persister
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Ans → recombinant DNA molecule
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Ans → petechiae
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Q. The process by which DNA from one organism is cut and new pieces of foreign DNA from a second organism are inserted,
Ans → recombinant DNA technology
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Ans → redox potential
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Ans → quarantine
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Ans → multilayer tablet
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Ans → Acetyl CoA
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Ans → light chains
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Ans → Glycine, Cysteine, Glutamate
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Ans → Glutathione
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Ans → Analgesic
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