Which of the following statements about genetic exchange in bacteria is NOT true?
A) Bacteria do not always require direct DNA transfer from other living cells in order to acquire genetic material.
B) Plasmids do not have to integrate into the host cell chromosome in order to be replicated.
C) Interrupted conjugation results in the production of Hfr strains.
D) The order of gene transfer is not the same for different Hfr strains.
E) Antibiotic resistance can be transferred from one bacterial cell to another by conjugation.
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