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Microbiology => Procaryotes => Conjugation
Conjugation
Conjugation, in biology, the most simple form of sexual reproduction, as contrasted with asexual reproduction. It is observed in one-celled organisms when two similar organisms join together and exchange genetic material contained in their nuclei. After the exchange, the organisms separate. Commonly they each reproduce afterward by fission (splitting apart). Some organisms fail to do so, however, apparently benefiting simply from the exchange.
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