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Why might bacteria that undergo conjugtion be better able to survive when conditions become less than ideal?
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∙ 13y ago
Some bacteria may at times undergo a form of sexual reproduction
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Because bacteria that undergo conjugation have a statistically better chance of obtaining a beneficial genetic variation from another bacteria that could help them to survive and reproduce in the less than ideal conditions.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoBecause by conjugating they are taking on genetic material from other bacteria and have a statistically better chance of obtaining the variations needed to survive and reproduce in the less than ideal conditions.
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∙ 9y agoThat is a wonderful question. I wish they could tell us, and since they can't we'll have to make some assumptions. About the best that we can say is that they have found a successful strategy to adapt to their changing environment. If we think of exchanging genetic information as exchanging information on how to survive and thrive, and that information is in the genes, then cooperating with each other makes sense to us. And so, as humans, that's about the best we can do to understand creatures that live with us, on us, and in us, and usually go noticed until their conjugation is so successful that they thwart our efforts to keep them at bay and some of them us sick.
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∙ 9y agobecause they have to eat food and keep a group
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∙ 8y agoConjugation is when bacteria swap some if their DNA then they might be better able to survive, also bacteria can adapt to any environment on earth, except stuff like multen lava.
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