Which sentence best describes what occurs during bacterial conjugation?

a. Cells exchange their entire genome.
b. Cells contact each other using a sex pilus to obtain new alleles.
c. Cells contact each other to exchange proteins.
d. Cells disrupt each other.


Answer: b. Cells contact each other using a sex pilus to obtain new alleles.

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