TABLE 13.2 Comparing the Conjugational cycles of F, Hfr, and F Cells In an F Cell In an Hfr Cell In an F cell Donor and F plasmid F plasmid Recipient before Conjugation F F Events of Conjugation Donor and Recipient after OOOOOO(O⊙oo Conjugation F partial diploid Merozygote transient) Comments Efficient transfer of Ffactor; poor Transfer of entire F factor only Efficient transfer of F element, transfer of bacterial genes inefficiently. Efficient transfer of which includes a few bacterial bacterial genes, but requires an genes, generating stable partial even number of crossovers diploids. Poor transfer of other in recipient chromosomal genes