Genetic Variation in Bacterial Populations Cannot Result from

question 70

Multiple Choice

Genetic variation in bacterial populations cannot result from

• A) transduction.
• B) transformation
• C) conjugation
• D) mutation.
• E) meiosis.

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Definitions:

Median

The middle value in a data set when the values are arranged in ascending or descending order.

Mode

The value that appears most frequently in a data set.

Standard Scores

Scores that are derived from the raw data and standardized to a mean of zero and a standard deviation of one, enabling comparison across different scales.

Z Scores

An index showing the variance of a specific value from the mean of a group, calculated through its number of standard deviations from the mean.