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Identifying Unknown Organisms

Question 17 • Biology - SC3209 IC

introduces new genetic material to a bacterium.

Answer
A
Conjugation
B
Transformation
C
Transduction
D
Genetic recombination (all 3)

Explanation

Conjugation transfers DNA directly between bacteria, transformation occurs when a bacterium takes up DNA from its surroundings, and transduction transfers DNA through a bacteriophage. Each process can introduce new genetic material into a bacterium, so the answer is “Genetic recombination (all 3).”

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