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Vlada [557]
3 years ago
8

​____ allow bacteria to join together to transfer genes.

Biology
1 answer:
anzhelika [568]3 years ago
7 0
The answer is pilus. This structure joins two bacteria of same species and allow exchange of genetic material in a process called horizontal gene transfer (conjugation). The plasmid of one of the bacteria (the mobile plasmid) is nicked once and the strand moves through the pillus to the other bacteria. It combines with the other plasmid or chromosome to for recombinant dna.
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