Predict the outcome of an F⁺to F^- mating if the F⁺ cell lacked a functional tra operon.

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CB) The tra operon encodes the transfer apparatus necessary for bacterial conjugation. If the F⁺ cell lacks a functional tra operon, it cannot form the pilus required for cell-to-cell contact, preventing conjugation.C) Even if conjugation were somehow to occur, the recipient F^- cell could not become Hfr (High frequency of recombination) because the F factor (fertility factor) from the donor would be unable to integrate into the host chromosome without the functions encoded by the tra operon.

Predict the Outcome of an F+ to F- Mating If

Predict the Outcome of an F⁺to F^- Mating If