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Since, the experiment is not given but on the basis of the mechanism of genetic transfer this question can be answered.
Answer:
The mechanism of gene transfer is important and beneficial for bacteria in the adverse environment conditions. The different mechanism of gene transfer are conjugation, transformation and transduction.
The ampicillin resistance gene is present on the plasmid DNA and not on the chromosomal DNA. Only conjugation is the mechanism in which the plasmid DNA is transferred from one bacteria to another bacteria. The ampicillin resistance gene is transferred from Strain II to strain I means from the bacteria that has the ampicillin resistance gene to the bacteria that has no ampicillin resistance gene in it.
Final answer:
Without specific experimental results, the direction of gene transfer cannot be definitively stated. Generally, bacterial gene transfer happens through a process called conjugation. Plated results could indicate gene transfer if growth is observed under dual-drug conditions.
Explanation:
The direction of gene transfer between bacterial cells or strains cannot be determined without knowing the results of the experiment such as the presence or absence of grown cultures in specific selections. In general, bacteria can transfer genes via a process called conjugation, where a plasmid or transferred DNA can pass from one bacterium (donor) to another (recipient). For example, if after incubation, we only find growth on a plate containing both streptomycin and ampicillin, this indicates gene transfer from both Strain I (streptomycin resistant) to Strain II, and from Strain II (ampicillin resistant) to Strain I, as both strains would need to possess both resistance genes to survive on that plate.
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