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F-factor

A small piece of episomal bacterial DNA which gives the bacteria that have it the ability to initiate conjugation (bacterial "mating") with other nearby bacteria. During conjugation, the F factor is copied and passed on to the other bacterium so that it acquires the ability to initiate conjugation also.


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