Conjugation is the direct transfer of DNA between two cells that are temporarily joined, and in ciliates, it is a sexual process where two cells exchange haploid micronuclei.
Conjugation is the direct transfer of DNA between prokaryotic cells, and in ciliates, it involves the exchange of haploid micronuclei.
| Front | conjugation |
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| Back | In prokaryotes, the direct transfer of DNA between two cells (of the same or different species) that are temporarily joined. In ciliates, a sexual process in which two cells exchange haploid micronuclei. |
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