The mechanism of intake of DNA fragments from the surrounding medium by a prokaryotic cell is called
Question and options
The mechanism of intake of DNA fragments from the surrounding medium by a prokaryotic cell is called
- Transfection
- Transduction
- Conjugation
- Transformation
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D - Transformation
Uptake of naked DNA from the surrounding medium by a bacterial cell is transformation. Transduction uses phages, conjugation is cell-to-cell transfer, and transfection refers to eukaryotic cells.
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