Conjugating Cell Types Present after Conjugation
F+ × F Two F+ cells (F cell becomes F+)
Hfr × F One Hfr cell and one F (no change)*
F′ × F Two F′ cells (F cell becomes F′)
*Rarely, the F cell becomes F+ in an Hfr × F conjugation if the entire chromosome is transferred during conjugation.
Table 9.3: Results of conjugation between cells with different F factors