In a bacterial cross in which the donor (Hfr) is a⁺b⁺ and the recipient strain (F^-) is a^-b^-, it is expected that recombinant bacteria will all be a⁺b⁺^.

Name: In a bacterial cross in which the donor (Hfr) is a + b + and the recipient strain (F - ) is a - b - , it is expected that recombinant bacteria will all be a + b + .
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Recombinant bacteria may acquire some, but not necessarily all, of the donor's genes due to the random nature of gene transfer during bacterial conjugation.

In a Bacterial Cross in Which the Donor (Hfr) Is