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Model for the phase variation between FliC and FlkA in E. coli. When the flk GI is present in the chromosome, the flkAB operon is expressed. FlkA flagellin is produced, and the fliC gene is repressed by FlkB. After the flk GI is excised from the chromosome, the fliC gene is expressed.
