Microbiology: An Introduction (13th Edition)
13th Edition
ISBN: 9780134605180
Author: Gerard J. Tortora, Berdell R. Funke, Christine L. Case, Derek Weber, Warner Bair
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 8, Problem 2MCQ
Match the following terms to the definitions in questions 1and 2.
- a. conjugation
- b. transcription
- c. transduction
- d. transformation
- e. translation
2. Transfer of DNA from a donor to a recipient as naked DNA in solution.
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