Bacteria acquire characteristics by all of the following except___________________?

Correct answer: B. Incorporating part of host DNA

  • A. Though plasmids
  • B. Incorporating part of host DNA
  • C. Through bacteriophages
  • D. through conjugation

Explanation

Bacteria can acquire new characteristics through plasmids, bacteriophage-mediated transduction and conjugation. “Incorporating part of host DNA” is not the standard mechanism listed here; uptake of naked DNA is called transformation.

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