Plasmids 101: A Brief History of Plasmids and an Improved eBook!
Type
Blog Post
Published
Oct. 29, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
...R-factors could be transferred between bacteria via cell-to-cell contact; however, scientists noted that, unlike...cytoplasmic factors that could be transferred between cells. At the time, these extranuclear agents of heredity...PMCID: PMC3785787.
References:
Lederberg, Joshua. "Cell Genetics and Hereditary Symbiosis" Physiological...