Bacterial Conjugation
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lea_hazel"(a) During conjugation, the pilus pulls two bacteria together. (b) Next, a bridge (essentially a pore) forms between the two cells. A single-stranded copy of plasmid DNA is produced in the donor cell and then passes into the recipient bacterium, where the single strand, serving as a template, is converted to the double-stranded helix."
How E-coli bacteria transmit DNA from one cell to another. I wonder if they enjoy it.
(From Introduction to Genetic Analysis 9th edition, Griffiths et al.)
How E-coli bacteria transmit DNA from one cell to another. I wonder if they enjoy it.
(From Introduction to Genetic Analysis 9th edition, Griffiths et al.)
