If Bacterial Conjugation Is Allowed to Take Place for More

question 233

Multiple Choice

If bacterial conjugation is allowed to take place for more than an hour, two different genes (A and B) are conjugated.If, however, conjugation occurs for only a few minutes, only A or only B can be conjugated.Based on this information, which situation is most likely?

• A) Genes A and B are involved in the same metabolic pathway.
• B) Genes A and B are close together on the bacterial chromosome.
• C) Genes A and B are far apart on the bacterial chromosome.
• D) Genes A and B exhibit epistasis.
• E) Genes A and B are codominant.

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