If a phage is carrying host cell DNA fragments inside its capsid and then infects another bacterial cell, ____.

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This process describes a form of horizontal gene transfer known as transduction, where a bacteriophage accidentally packages host DNA and transfers it to another bacterium. Since the phage is carrying host DNA instead of its own viral genome, it does not kill the recipient bacterium upon infection.

If a Phage Is Carrying Host Cell DNA Fragments Inside