EPITHELIUM
CILIA
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Question
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Why have bacteria evolved the process of conjugation?
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increase genetic variability
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cells recognizing self as self
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faster reproduction
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bacteria have not
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The ecological benefits of conjugation include the expansion of metabolic versatility and resistance to hazardous environmental conditions. Natural bacterial genetic exchange also occurs through virus infections (transduction) and through the uptake of extracellular DNA (transformation).
Detailed explanation-2: -Conjugation has advantages over other forms of genetic transfer including minimal disruption of the target’s cellular envelope and the ability to transfer relatively large amounts of genetic material (see the above discussion of E. coli chromosome transfer).
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