BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION
VIRUSES
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increases genetic variation
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creates more bacteria
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is bacterial sexual reproduction
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the joining of 2 bacteria into 1 super-bacteria
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Detailed explanation-1: -Conjugation is a mechanism whereby a bacterium can transfer genetic material to an adjacent bacterium. The genetic transfer requires contact between the two bacteria . This contact is mediated by the bacterial appendage called a pilus. Conjugation allows bacteria to increase their genetic diversity.
Detailed explanation-2: -Conjugation is a process by which one bacterium transfers genetic material to another bacterium through direct contact. During conjugation, one of the bacterial cells serves as the donor of the genetic material, and the other serves as the recipient.
Detailed explanation-3: -Bacterial conjugation is important not only for bacterial evolution, but also for human health since it represents the most sophisticated form of HGT in bacteria and provides, for instance, a platform for the spread and persistence of antibiotic resistance genes (Norman et al., 2009).
Detailed explanation-4: -To overcome this, one of the ways that prokaryotes like bacteria have developed to add genetic diversity to their DNA is conjugation. In this process, bacteria come into contact with each other by using hair-like structures called pili that are on the surface.