Is When the Fertility Plasmid Merges with the Bacterial Cell's

question 8

Multiple Choice

is when the fertility plasmid merges with the bacterial cell's chromosome and ceases to be an independent plasmid in the cytoplasm.

• A) Conjugation
• B) Recombination
• C) Transformation
• D) Transduction
• E) Transfection

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