1 donor cell attaches to a recipient cell with its pilus. the pilus draws the cells together....
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1 Donor cell attaches to a recipient cell with its pilus. The pilus draws the cells together.
ChromosomeF plasmid
Conjugation pilus
F+ cell F– cell
The cells contact one another.
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Donor cell attaches to a recipient cell with its pilus. The pilus draws the cells together.
ChromosomeF plasmid
Conjugation pilus
F+ cell F– cell
The cells contact one another.
The plasmid replicates one of its strands and transfers the daughter strand to the recipient.
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Donor cell attaches to a recipient cell with its pilus. The pilus draws the cells together.
ChromosomeF plasmid
Conjugation pilus
F+ cell F– cell
The cells contact one another.
The plasmid replicates one of its strands and transfers the daughter strand to the recipient.
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4 The recipient simultaneously synthesizes a complementary strand to become an F+ cell.
Donor cell attaches to a recipient cell with its pilus. The pilus draws the cells together.
ChromosomeF plasmid
Conjugation pilus
F+ cell F+ cell
F+ cell F– cell