A type of horizontal gene transfer in prokaryotes in which a cell receives bacterial DNA from a bacteriophage is:

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Transduction is the horizontal gene transfer in prokaryotes in which a bacteriophage infected with a bacterial DNA injects its genetic material into the host cell. The recipient cell incorporates the bacteriophage DNA into its own chromosome through recombination. Conjugation and transformation also involve horizontal gene transfer in prokaryotes, but they occur through direct contact and uptake of DNA from the environment, respectively. Replication and fixation are not types of horizontal gene transfer.

A Type of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Prokaryotes in Which