Which types of variation in surface antigens would still be seen in a strain of N. gonorrhoeae that was deficient in the ability to carry out homologous recombination? Bacterial cells have the ability...

Which types of variation in surface antigens would still be seen in a strain of N. gonorrhoeae that was deficient in the ability to carry out homologous recombination?

Bacterial cells have the ability to change the set of genes that they express in response to changes in the environment. Explain why the ability to ‘‘turn on’’ only those genes that are needed at a given time is an advantage to the bacterium.