Description : This image is a line drawing of bacterial conjugation. The image shows, going from the top to the bottom, two bacteria before, during, and after conjugation. On the top then are two bacterium, before conjugation, each with their own chromosomal DNA. Only one bacterium shows a plasmid. In the middle, are the same two bacterium during conjugation. A pilius (connection) forms between the two bacteria and a linear copy of the plasmid is transported through the pilius to the other bacterium. On the bottom, are the same two bacterium after conjugation. The pilius is now gone and each bacterium has a plasmid.

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