5 Questions
Which of the following is required for conjugation to occur in bacteria?
Close contact between two cells
What is the role of the fertility factor (F factor) in conjugation?
It carries the genes for conjugative transfer
What happens when the F factor is integrated into the bacterial chromosome instead of a plasmid?
There is a higher frequency of transfer of adjacent bacterial chromosomal genes
What is the function of restriction enzymes in bacteria?
To cut incoming foreign DNA
What can be transferred by conjugation in bacteria?
Both plasmids and chromosomal genes
Test your knowledge on bacterial conjugation, the process by which genetic material is transferred between bacterial strains. Learn about the roles of donor and recipient strains, the importance of close contact, and the crucial role of the fertility factor (F factor) in E. coli.
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