55. True or false: When two long, repeated elements of opposite orientation undergo intrachromatid recombination, the DNA between the cross-overs remains unchanged with respect to original orientation.
55. True or false: When two long, repeated elements of opposite orientation undergo intrachromatid recombination, the DNA between the cross-overs remains unchanged with respect to original orientation.
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The direct movement of DNA between two bacteria of the samegeneration is called horizontal genetic transfer. | ||
In conjugation, the strand of DNA that is transferred from thedonor cell to the recipient cell is single stranded. | ||
The process of conjugation may introduce new genes into therecipient strain, altering its genotype. | ||
A cell with an F factor integrated into the bacterial chromosomeis called F+. | ||
An episome is a segment of bacterial DNA that can exist as aplasmid or be integrated into the bacterial chromosome. | ||
During transformation, homologous recombination may occur if thesequence of the introduced DNA has no similarity to the hostDNA. |
