16. Microbial Genetics

What is the process where DNA is transferred from one bacterial cell to another through a pilus?

Which of the following statements about conjugation is true?

Which of the following statements about conjugation is false?

i. Conjugation is a form of horizontal gene transfer.
ii. Conjugation forms a bridge between two bacterial cells called a plasmid.
iii. Conjugation involves the transfer of genetic information via bacteriophages.

For a bacterium to be able to conjugate it must possess a _____ with genes that encode a _____.

During conjugation, the ____ cell transfers its ___________ to the recipient cell.

What is the purpose of the conjugative plasmid in conjugation?