If in solution some bacteria infected by a certain phages had somehow developed the ability to make a particular amino acid that was not in their genes before. What would be the possible explanation to his new ability ?
Correct answer: C. Transduction
- A. Induction
- B. Transformation
- C. Transduction
- D. Conjugation
Explanation
Transduction is the process by which a virus transfers genetic material from one bacterium to another. Viruses called bacteriophages are able to infect bacterial cells and use them as hosts to make more viruses with new genes.
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