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Sex factor in bacteria is...

Sex factor in bacteria is

A

chromosomal replicon

B

F-replicon

C

RNA

D

sex-pilus

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B
(b) Bacterial strains such as of E. coli show sexual differences. Each male cell possesses a sex factor or fertility factor called F-factor. Infact, it is a small circular piece of DNA , self-replicating like bacterial chromosome but only 1/100 in size. The F-factor codes for the protein of a special type of pilus, the sex pilus which enables cell to contact and transfer of genetic material through a conjugation tube.
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