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Sourav PanDecember 7, 2024

What benefit does the F- strain receive from mating with an Hfr strain? A) It picks up a fertility factor. B) It can now produce sex pili. C) It acquires new, potentially beneficial genes from the Hfr strain. D) It becomes an F+ cell.

What benefit does the F- strain receive from mating with an Hfr strain?
A) It picks up a fertility factor.
B) It can now produce sex pili.
C) It acquires new, potentially beneficial genes from the Hfr strain.
D) It becomes an F+ cell.

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Sourav PanDecember 7, 2024

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C) It acquires new, potentially beneficial genes from the Hfr strain: The F- strain acquires genes from the Hfr strain during conjugation, but it does not become F+.

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