When bacterial genes are transferred to another bacterium by a virus,it is called

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Transduction is the process by which a virus (bacteriophage) transfers genetic material from one bacterium to another, while infecting it. During the process of transduction, the virus mistakenly takes up a fragment of bacterial DNA instead of its own genetic material during assembly of new viral particles. This DNA can then be transferred to another bacterium when the infected virus attaches to it. This mechanism of gene transfer is different from conjugation (transfer of DNA between cells through physical contact) and transformation (uptake of DNA from the environment by a cell). Transfection is a laboratory technique for introducing foreign DNA into cells using a viral vector or other methods.

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