F and partial diploids The F-factor in a Hfr chromosome can excise out to become an autonomously replicating plasmid If a segment of the chromosome becomes part of the F pp lasmid during excision, the new element is called an F plasmid
Bacterial Genetics Key Requirements Understand how genetic mapping is achieved in bacteria: Co-transformation, F factor Hfr strain co-transduction and some understanding of phage genetics 2. Read the textbook and do the problem set at the back
