Question

Transfer of genetic information from one
bacterium to another in the transduction process
is through
(a) conjugation
(b) bacteriophages released from the donor
bacterial strain
(c) another bacterium
(d) physical contact between donor and recipient
strain

Answer 1

I think a is the right answer. . .

Answer 2

The transfer of genetic information from one  bacterium to another in the transduction process is when (b) bacteriophages is released from the donor  bacterial strain

• Transduction is the mechanism by which the gene is passed with the assistance of the phage into the bacterial cell.
• The phage DNA is inserted into the bacterial genome, when the phage reaches the bacterial cell. There it replicates and then forms new viral particles.
• During this cycle, few bacteriophages containing the bacterial genes will be transferred to the other bacterium on the second round of infection.