AGB-0094
QUESTION
Mechanism of intake of recombinant plasmids into a cell is called?
OPTIONS
(A) Transformation
(B) Transduction
(C) Conjugation
(D) Both Transduction and Transformation
ANSWER
(A) Transformation
EXPLANATION
Transformation is the uptake of recombinant or foreign DNA by a competent cell, such as uptake of a recombinant plasmid by bacteria. Transduction is DNA transfer mediated by bacteriophages, while conjugation involves direct cell-to-cell transfer, commonly through a pilus.
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