Conjugation Between a Bacterium That Lacks an F Factor (F-

question 53

Multiple Choice

Conjugation between a bacterium that lacks an F factor (F- ) and a bacterium that has an F factor on its chromosome (F+) could produce which of the following results?

• A)The F+ bacterium ends up with a recombinant chromosome that carries some genes from the F- bacterium,and the F- bacterium ends up with a chromosome that lacks those genes.
• B)The F- bacterium ends up with a recombinant chromosome that carries some genes from the F+ bacterium,and the F+ bacterium ends up with an unaltered chromosome.
• C)The F- bacterium ends up carrying one or more plasmids from the F+ bacterium; the F+ bacterium is unchanged.
• D)The F+ bacterium ends up with a recombinant chromosome that carries some genes from the F- bacterium,and the F- bacterium ends up with an unaltered chromosome.

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