When a bacterial cell with a chromosome-borne F factor conjugates with another bacterium, how is the transmitted donor DNA incorporated into the recipient’s genome? – Q/A (Question and Answer)

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When a bacterial cell with a chromosome-borne F factor conjugates with another bacterium, how is the transmitted donor DNA incorporated into the recipient’s genome? – Q/A (Question and Answer)

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it is substituted for the equivalent portion of the recipient’s chromosome by the process of crossing over

Recource BIOL 1408 Unit 5 Exam Study Guide Professor Petty

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