Bacteria Conjugation
Bacteria Conjugation . That is why it is not actually sexual mating. Bacterial conjugation, also referred to as bacterial sex, is a major horizontal gene transfer mechanism where the dna is transferred from a donor to a recipient bacterium by direct contact. Bacterial Conjugation Plasmid Transformation PNG from favpng.com Bacterial conjugation is a promiscuous dna transport mechanism. The genetic material passes from one cell to another through the conjugation tube. O in order for a bacterium to initiate conjugation, it must contain a conjugative plasmid.