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What specifically is passed from the donor cell to the recipient cell during conjugation?
In conjugation, DNA is transferred from one bacterium to another. After the donor cell pulls itself close to the recipient using a structure called a pilus, DNA is transferred between cells. In most cases, this DNA is in the form of a plasmid.
What is the purpose of bacterial conjugation?
Transfer of genetic material occurs during the process of bacterial conjugation. During this process, DNA plasmid is transferred from one bacterium (the donor) of a mating pair into another (the recipient) via a pilus.
What is the end result of conjugation?
Although the DNA that is transferred in bacterial conjugation is that present in the F-plasmid, when the donor cell has integrated the F-plasmid into its own chromosomal DNA, bacterial conjugation can result in the transfer of the F-plasmid and of chromosomal DNA.
What is the result of conjugation?
5.2 Conjugation. Conjugation is the method by which bacteria physically connect with one another through their pilus to transfer genetic material (mainly plasmid DNA). Plasmid transfer from the donor to the recipient cell results in the recipient cell acquiring some of the genetic traits of the donor cell.
How does bacteria transfer genetic information?
Conjugation is the process by which one bacterium transfers genetic material to another through direct contact. During conjugation, one bacterium serves as the donor of the genetic material, and the other serves as the recipient.
What are the benefits of conjugation for recipient bacteria?
The genetic material transferred during conjugation often provides the recipient bacterium with some sort of genetic advantage. For instance, in many cases, conjugation serves to transfer plasmids that carry antibiotic resistance genes.
What is the result of bacterial conjugation?
Conjugation is the process by which one bacterium transfers genetic material to another through direct contact. The pilus then draws the two bacteria together, at which time the donor bacterium transfers genetic material to the recipient bacterium.
What are the advantages of conjugation in bacteria?
Conjugation has advantages over other forms of genetic transfer including minimal disruption of the target’s cellular envelope and the ability to transfer relatively large amounts of genetic material (see the above discussion of E. coli chromosome transfer).
How does bacterial conjugation take place?
Bacterial conjugation is the transfer of genetic material between bacterial cells by direct cell-to-cell contact or by a bridge-like connection between two cells. This takes place through a pilus. The genetic information transferred is often beneficial to the recipient.