Thursday, June 24, 2021

Gene Transfer Mechanisms in Bacteria

 Transformation, conjugation and transduction are the methods of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria. 

Conjugation:  orderly, deliberate transfer of DNA from one cell to another; programmed by specialized genes and organelles.

Transformation:  uptake of environmental DNA into a cell.

Transduction:  transfer of DNA from one cell to another mediated by a virus.

 



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