Bacterium

... viral DNA from one cell to another via bacteriophage) and; bacterial conjugation (the transfer of DNA from one bacterial cell to another via a special protein structure called a conjugation pilus ). Bacteria, having acquired DNA from any of these events, can ...

Bacterium

... viral DNA from one cell to another via bacteriophage) and; bacterial conjugation (the transfer of DNA from one bacterial cell to another via a special protein structure called a conjugation pilus ). Bacteria, having acquired DNA from any of these events, can ...

Plasmid

... contain so-called tra-genes , which perform the complex process of conjugation , the sexual transfer of plasmids to another bacterium (Fig. 4). ... Fertility-(F)plasmids , which contain tra-genes. They are capable of conjugation . Resistance-(R)plasmids , which contain genes that can build a ...

Reproduction

... this domestic labor has historically been the responsibility of women; thus it is of particular interest in feminist economics. See also conjugation sexual intercourse father paternity mother custody self-replication reproductive technology fertility issues ...

Bacterial conjugation

... Bacterial conjugation is the often regarded as the bacterial equivalent of sexual reproduction or mating ; however it is not actually sexual as it does not involve ...

Hfr cell

... F ) integrated into its genomic DNA. Hfr is the abbreviation for high frequency recombination . Unlike a normal F+ cell, hfr strains will, upon conjugation with a F- cell, attempt to transfer their entire DNA through the pilus to the F- cell. As fragile a structure as a pilus will, however, likely ...

Reproduction

... this domestic labor has historically been the responsibility of women; thus it is of particular interest in feminist economics. See also conjugation sexual intercourse father paternity mother custody self-replication reproductive technology fertility issues ...