Despite being asexual, bacteria can develop genetic variability during the process of conjugation. An exogenous single-stranded piece of linear DNA can be sent from a donor into a recipient where it reforms double-stranded DNA that lines up next to a plasmid or the recipient's main genome and undergoes crossing over events to incorporate new alleles, or in some cases, entirely new genes. Consider a situation where an exogenote, which contains a series of six mutant LOF alleles, recombines with the donor's endogenote, which contains all wild type alleles, and pick the correct statement. aRecombination will produce a donor bacterium that is fully functional.bRecombination containing an odd number of cross-overs will keep the donor bacterium alive, but it will no longer be able to produce certain gene products since it now contains one of more LOF alleles.cRecombination containing an even number of cross-overs will keep the donor bacterium alive, but it will no longer be able to produce certain gene products since it now contains one of more LOF alleles.dRecombination will not be possible since the donor bacterium will sense that it is taking up non-functional alleles and block the transfer.

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Despite being asexual, bacteria can develop genetic variability during the process of conjugation. An exogenous single-stranded piece of linear DNA can be sent from a donor into a recipient where it reforms double-stranded DNA that lines up next to a plasmid or the recipient's main genome and undergoes crossing over events to incorporate new alleles, or in some cases, entirely new genes. Consider a situation where an exogenote, which contains a series of six mutant LOF alleles, recombines with the donor's endogenote, which contains all wild type alleles, and pick the correct statement.

Recombination will produce a donor bacterium that is fully functional.

Recombination containing an odd number of cross-overs will keep the donor bacterium alive, but it will no longer be able to produce certain gene products since it now contains one of more LOF alleles.

Recombination containing an even number of cross-overs will keep the donor bacterium alive, but it will no longer be able to produce certain gene products since it now contains one of more LOF alleles.

Recombination will not be possible since the donor bacterium will sense that it is taking up non-functional alleles and block the transfer.

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