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11 years ago
The outer of the 2 strands of the donor double-stranded plasmid DNA is transferred to the recipient bacteria cell as a single-stranded plasmid DNA , while the remaining single strand of plasmid DNA in the donor cell undergoes semi-conservative replication to reform the double-stranded plasmid.

 Is the above description correct? It's my way of interpreting the rolling-circle mechanism.

 Thanks!
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11 years ago
That's the general idea. The remaining strand in the donor cell is replicated via the use of primers; like the synthesis of the lagging strand during DNA replication. The plasmid in the new cell is also replicated.

I hope this helped!
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11 years ago
yes
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