In Griffith's Experiments with Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Rough Nonencapsulated Streptococci Were

question 57

Multiple Choice

In Griffith's experiments with Streptococcus pneumoniae, rough nonencapsulated Streptococci were converted into smooth encapsulated Streptococci in the presence of the heat-killed smooth encapsulated Streptococci.What is the term that describes this process?

• A)transduction
• B)conjugation
• C)transformation
• D)cloning

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