Transduction is the transfer of genetic material from one bacterium to another using a bacteriophage as a vector. During transduction, the phage infects a bacterial cell and acquires a piece of bacterial DNA. This DNA can be transferred to another bacterial cell when the phage infects it, resulting in the recipient cell acquiring the genetic material from the donor cell.

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Transduction

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Transduction

A) is the direct transfer of DNA from one bacterium to another.
B) occurs when a bacterium acquires DNA from the surrounding environment.
C) occurs when a phage transfers bacterial DNA from one bacterium to another.
D) requires DNA polymerase.

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