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Question
The transfer of genetic material from one bacterium to another through the mediation of a viral vector is termed as ______.
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Transduction
Conjugation
Transformation
Translation
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Solution
The transfer of genetic material from one bacterium to another through the mediation of a viral vector is termed as transduction.
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