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Ch. 6 - Genetic Analysis and Mapping in Bacteria and Bacteriophages

Chapter 6, Problem 3

Conjugation between an Hfr cell and an F⁻ cell does not usually result in conversion of exconjugants to the donor state. Occasionally, however, the result of this conjugation is two Hfr cells. Explain how this occurs.

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