R Plasmids:

Terms Related to R Plasmids

• Plasmids

  Any extrachromosomal hereditary determinant. Plasmids are self-replicating circular molecules of DNA that are found in a variety of bacterial, archaeal, fungal, algal, and plant species.

• Hly Factors

  Plasmids controlling the synthesis of hemolysin by bacteria.

• Lac Factors

  Plasmids which determine the ability of a bacterium to ferment lactose.

• Hemolysin Factors

  Plasmids controlling the synthesis of hemolysin by bacteria.

• Episomes

  Any extrachromosomal hereditary determinant. Plasmids are self-replicating circular molecules of DNA that are found in a variety of bacterial, archaeal, fungal, algal, and plant species.

• Cosmids

  Plasmids containing at least one cos (cohesive-end site) of phage lambda. They are used as cloning vehicles for the study of aberrant eukaryotic structural genes ...