The F plasmid belongs to F-like plasmids, a class of conjugative plasmids that control sexual functions of bacteria with a fertility inhibition (Fin) system.

The fertility or F factor is a defining characteristic of F-plasmids. Due to its role in the genetic material transfer from one bacteria to another, it is also ...

Esther Lederberg coined the term “Fertility” factor F to describe the plasmid donated by the male or F+ cell to the female or F− cell.

The F plasmid or F-factor is a large, 100-kbp, circular conjugative plasmid of Escherichia coli and was originally described as a vector for horizontal gene ...

24 июл. 2022 г. · Definition. A DNA sequence or plasmid that confers certain bacteria the ability to produce a sex pilus for conjugation with other bacteria. ...

The donor bacterium carries a DNA sequence called the fertility factor, or F-factor. The F-factor allows the donor to produce a thin, tubelike structure ...

fertility factor (F factor). The plasmid that allows a prokaryote to conjugate with and pass DNA into an F- cell. A bacterial episome whose presence confers ...

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9 авг. 2012 г. · The Fertility factor (also known as F factor or sex factor) is a bacterial DNA sequence that allows a bacterium to produce a sex pilus necessary for ...