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Medical AI Inquiry: You were designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.
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A group of scientists is studying various methods of bacterial reproduction. They find out that bacteria also exchange genetic material via these reproductive processes. They are about to study one such method known as bacterial conjugation. Which of the following occurs through bacterial conjugation?
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Two Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria with identical copies of a plasmid after sharing DNA through sex pili.