Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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ISBN: 9780393615098
Author: John W. Foster, Joan L. Slonczewski
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Chapter 9, Problem 11RQ
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The concept of Holliday junction, strand assimilation, and cointegrate molecule.
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The three main processes involved in genetic recombination occurring in the bacterial cells are conjugation, transduction, and transformation. The process of conjugation involves the formation of a conjugation tube through which exchange of genetic material occurs. This exchange occurs by means of bacteriophages in transduction while transformation involves uptake of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) molecule by a cell from the surrounding environment.
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Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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