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Bacteria communicate and exchange genetic information through extensions of their cell walls called A) cilia. B) desmotids. C) flagella. D) pili.

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the answer is pili. the specific type of pili that can exchange genetic information is conjugative pili. when bacteria exchange geetc information, this process is called bacterial conjugation. conjugative pili can also be named as sex pili because they also allow exchange of genes
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