The most primitive mode of gene transfer occurs by____________?
Correct answer: D. Conjugation
- A. Transduction
- B. Translation
- C. Cell fusion
- D. Conjugation
Explanation
Among the listed bacterial gene-transfer mechanisms, conjugation is the direct transfer of DNA from one living bacterial cell to another through cell-to-cell contact. Translation is protein synthesis, and transduction requires bacteriophages; transformation, although a classic transfer mechanism, is not offered.
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