What are three methods of genetic transfer between bacterial cell?
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There are three ways for bacteria totransfer their DNA horizontally: Conjugation- Conjugation is thetransfer of DNA directly from one cellto another through cell-cell contact. The DNA transferred by conjugation often involve plasmids.
Transformation-
Unlike humans, bacteria are capable of taking up DNA directly from their enviroment and incorporating it into their genomes
Transduction-
Transduction is the transfer of DNA from one cell to another by a virus. These viruses are known as bacteriophage and they specifically infect bacteria. Bacteriophage don't have the machinery to replicate their own genomes or express their own genes, so instead, they hijjack the bacterial machinery to do so.
Transformation-
Unlike humans, bacteria are capable of taking up DNA directly from their enviroment and incorporating it into their genomes
Transduction-
Transduction is the transfer of DNA from one cell to another by a virus. These viruses are known as bacteriophage and they specifically infect bacteria. Bacteriophage don't have the machinery to replicate their own genomes or express their own genes, so instead, they hijjack the bacterial machinery to do so.
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