Bacteria Will Often Pass a Piece of DNA from a Donor

question 53

Multiple Choice

Bacteria will often pass a piece of DNA from a donor bacterial cell to a recipient bacterial cell presumably through a structure called a pilus.What is this process called?

• A)confirmation
• B)transduction
• C)transformation
• D)conjugation
• E)fission

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