QUESTION 38 The transfer of genes during bacterial conjugation involves rigid, t

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QUESTION 38 The transfer of genes during bacterial conjugation involves rigid, tubular appendages called O flagella. O cilia O fimbriae. O periplasmic flagella (axial filaments) sex pili. QUESTION 39 A bacterial genus that has waxy mycolic acid in the cell walls is Mycobacterium. O Mycoplasma. O Streptococcus. O Corynebacterium. O Salmonella. QUESTION 40 Which cell structure is an important agent in modern genetic engineering techniques? O capsules O plasmids O inclusions Click Save and Submit to save and submit. Click Save All Answers to save all answers EliteDisplay E241

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38. (e) Sex pili

39. (a) Mycobacterium; Mycolic acids, they are long fatty acids found in the cell walls of the Mycolata taxon, a group of bacteria that includes Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of the disease tuberculosis. They form the major component of the cell wall of mycolata species.

40. Plasmids; they are an important agent in modern genetic engineering techniques.

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