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Hfr
A high frequency of recombination strain of bacteria in which an F-plasmid has become incorporated into the bacterial chromosome.


Read more about this term in the Online Textbook:
Emerging Infectious Diseases: Lateral Gene Transfer

Related Terms:
Conjugation
F-plasmid
Lateral gene transfer

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Bacterial conjugation

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Bacterial Conjugation
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