Microbiology · Module 6 · Microbial genetics and biotechnology

Microbial Genetics and Biotechnology Walkthrough

How bacteria copy, read, switch on and share their genes, and how scientists borrow those tools to make medicines. Go at your own pace. Nothing here is graded.

Speed

Think of it like this

Quick check

Wrong answers are fine here. Read why, then try again.

Dr. Akash Garg · Microbiology Study Tools · Diagrams are simplified and not to scale. For learning only, not medical advice. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Use the left and right arrow keys to move between steps. Practice next in the Microbial Genetics Lab. Molecules and cells are drawn as large cartoons, DNA is shown with far fewer base pairs than real genes, and processes that take seconds to hours are slowed down or sped up so you can watch them.