Term for the Transfer of Donor DNA to a Recipient

question 8

Multiple Choice

Term for the transfer of donor DNA to a recipient bacterium via a bacteriophage.

• A)transduction
• B)transfection
• C)transformation
• D)conjugation
• E)lytic infection

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Definitions:

Fraternal Twins

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Correlation

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Intelligence

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