Which of the following is true about a merozygote?

A) A merozygote can form if an F factor carries chromosomal DNA and is injected into an F? cell.
B) Merozygotes were crucial to our understanding of the formation of the sex pilus.
C) A conjugation with an Hfr donor will never produce a merozygote.
D) It can spontaneously form from an Hfr cell.
E) It is formed from an Hfr to F+ cross.


Answer: A

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