The construction of the map to show the arrangement of genes in a bacterial genome. Introduction: Different strains of high-frequency recombinant bacteria are formed when these undergo conjugation with F- (fertility factor) cells. F factor incorporates at a particular location in the genome of bacteria and while the order of donating genes is such that the gene preceding the F factor appears first and the sequence continues. The number of genes transferred depends on the duration of conjugation. The longer the duration is, the more the genes are transferred. Also, different genes are transferred during different conjugations.

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The construction of the map to show the arrangement of genes in a bacterial genome.

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Different strains of high-frequency recombinant bacteria are formed when these undergo conjugation with F- (fertility factor) cells. F factor incorporates at a particular location in the genome of bacteria and while the order of donating genes is such that the gene preceding the F factor appears first and the sequence continues.

The number of genes transferred depends on the duration of conjugation. The longer the duration is, the more the genes are transferred. Also, different genes are transferred during different conjugations.

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