Biology · Kingdom Prokaryote
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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 ?
- A
Induction
- B
Transformation
- C
Transduction
- D
Conjugation
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.
The production of an enzyme in response to the presence of a particular compound is called induction.
Transformation is the process by which an organism acquires exogenous DNA. Transformation can occur in two ways: natural transformation and artificial transformation.
Transduction is the process by which a virus transfers genetic material from one bacterium to another.
Conjugation is the process by which one bacterium transfers genetic material to another through direct contact.
Tagged under Biology · Kingdom Prokaryote · 2017