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What Observation Supports the Hypothesis That Recombination Occurs After Replication

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What observation supports the hypothesis that recombination occurs after replication? How would outcome differ if recombination preceded replication?


Definitions:

Five-Carbon Sugar

A type of sugar molecule that contains five carbon atoms, examples include ribose and deoxyribose, important in RNA and DNA structures.

Plasmids

Small, circular, double-stranded DNA molecules found in bacteria and some yeasts, separate from chromosomal DNA and often carry genes beneficial for survival.

Circular DNA

DNA that forms a closed-loop structure, characteristic of bacterial chromosomes and plasmids, facilitating gene transfer and replication.

Bacterial Chromosome

The circular DNA molecule within bacteria that contains most of the genetic material required for their cell processes.

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