Lateral Gene Transfer Is the Process by Which

question 41

Multiple Choice

Lateral gene transfer is the process by which

• A) scientists make transgenic organisms.
• B) prokaryotes within a species exchange genes.
• C) prokaryotes acquire DNA from a different species.
• D) genes are passed to daughter cells.
• E) prokaryotes recombine different versions of a gene.

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