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An Hfr Strain Has a Plasmid Inserted near the Trp

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An Hfr strain has a plasmid inserted near the trp (tryptophan) locus.This Hfr strain is incubated with an F- trp- strain.We isolate a trp+ strain that can readily donate this trait to other trp- strains.No other traits are transferred.What has happened?


A) an F+ trp plasmid has been generated
B) typical Hfr mating
C) transduction occurs
D) transformation occurs
E) no change in genotype has occurred

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