Bacterial Reproduction and Genetic Recombination

Question 1

What is Bacterial Reproduction?

Answer 1

Reproduction through binary fission.

Question 2

What is genetic recombination?

Answer 2

the process by which living bacteria bind together and one bacterium transfers genetic information to the other

Question 3

List the steps of bacterial reproduction.

Answer 3

1) cell duplicates DNA + genes
2) cell starts to split
3) two identical cells are formed

Question 4

List the steps of genetic recombination

Answer 4

1) plasma replicates in donor bacteria
2) plasmid is transfered into the new bacterial cell through the conjugation pilus
3) so then it splits I guess????