The Transfer of DNA Fragments from a Dead Cell to a Live

question 41

Multiple Choice

The transfer of DNA fragments from a dead cell to a live, competent recipient cell that results in a changed recipient cell is

• A)transduction.
• B)conjugation.
• C)transformation.
• D)transmission.
• E)mitosis.

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Cells

The basic structural, functional, and biological units of all living organisms, acting as the building blocks of life.

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