NEET BIOLOGY

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: -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.

Detailed explanation-4: -bacterial conjugation increases genetic variation in prokaryotes by cells grabbing stray pieces of DNA from their environment or when cells directly exchange DNA (usually plasmids) with other cells; also known as genetic transfer.

Detailed explanation-5: -mutation. random mating between organisms. random fertilization. crossing over (or recombination) between chromatids of homologous chromosomes during meiosis.