Question

Genetic variation in prokaryotes may be the result of ..... A. horizontal gene transfer. B. mutation. C. conjugation. D. transformation and transduction. E. all of the above.

Answer 1

Answer:

A) Horizontal gene transfer.

option (A) is right answer

Answer 2

=> I think its HGT(horigental gene transfer).

=> But many scientists believe that HGT and mutation both are significant sources of genetic variation, the raw material for the process of natural selection, in prokaryotes.

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