The results of Lederberg and Tatum's experiments with E. coli auxotrophs indicated that ____.
A) bacteria can be transformed when free DNA is available in their environment
B) bacteria are able to exchange genetic material with eukaryotic organisms
C) bacteria reproduce by sexual rather than asexual reproduction
D) genetic recombination can occur in bacteria
E) genetic recombination does not occur in bacteria since they do not undergo meiosis
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Q1: Genetic recombination _.
A) occurs in eukaryotes, but
Q2: Cultures of genetically identical cells are called
Q3: Escherichia coli bacteria _.
A) has only recently
Q5: Small circles of DNA that occur in
Q6: Ammonium chloride, a commonly used salt in
Q7: F+cells _.
A) are able to conjugate with
Q8: The ability to conjugate depends on the
Q9: How do the constituents of liquid medium
Q10: Auxotrophs _.
A) are nutritional-requirement mutants
B) can grow
Q11: During bacterial conjugation, bacteria use a long
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