Animation - Bacterial Conjugation - Transfer of a Plasmid

Is bacterial conjugation the same as sex in eukaryotes?

Conjugation is commonly referred to as the bacterial equivalent of sex. Conjugation is equivalent to sex in that it combines genetic material from two different individuals into a single genome. Like sexual reproduction conjugation produces new genetic combinations. Sexual reproduction is tied to the production of new individuals. Sex involves the vertical transfer of genes, genetic information is passed down (vertically) from parents to offspring. Conjugation is not involved in reproduction, as no new individuals are produced. Conjugation is an example of the lateral transfer of genes.

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