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What are the sexual methods of reproduction in bacteria?

satyamgovindyadav: Prokaryotes, whose initial cell has additional or transformed genetic material, reproduce through asexualreproduction but may, in lateral gene transfer, display processes such asbacterial conjugation, transformation and transduction, which are similar tosexual reproduction although they do not lead to reproduction.

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1. Bacterial transformation:
viral particles (T2 phages) are formed. This proves that viral DNA carries the information for synthesis of more copies of DNA and protein capsids. This shows that DNA is genetic material, (see fig. 2.19).

2. Bacterial transduction:
The genetic transfer in bacteria is achieved by a process known as transduction. Lederberg and Zinder’s (1952) experiment in U-tube Salmonella typhimurium indicated that bacterial viruses or phages are responsible for the transfer of genetic material from one to the other lysogenic and
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3. Bacterial conjugation:
Wollman and Jacob (1956) have described conjugation in which two bacteria lie side by side for as much as half an hour. During this period of time a portion of genetic material is slowly passed from one bacterium which is designated as

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