Describe what a pathogenicity island is. List 5 of their main characteristics or features that make them a mobile genetic element. provide a diagram to illustrate also?
Ans.Pathogenicity island are distinct genetic elements on the chromosomes of alarge number of bacterial pathogenes.PAIs encode various virulence factors and are normally absent from non-pathogenic strains of the same or closely related species.
5 FEATURES OF MOBILE GENETIC ELEMENTS:-
1.Chromosome
2.Plasmids
3.transfer
4.Phages
5.Free DNA.
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