Textbook Question
Which of the following is not a method of horizontal gene transfer?
a. Binary fission
b. Conjugation
c. Integration of a transposon
d. Transduction
e. Transformation
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16. Microbial Genetics
Horizontal Gene Transfer
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Which of the following is not a type of horizontal gene transfer?
A
Transduction.
B
Transformation.
C
Transamination.
D
Conjugation.
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Understand the concept of horizontal gene transfer (HGT), which is the movement of genetic material between organisms other than through vertical transmission (from parent to offspring).
Identify the common types of horizontal gene transfer: transformation, transduction, and conjugation.
Transformation involves the uptake of naked DNA from the environment by a bacterial cell.
Transduction is the process by which bacterial DNA is transferred from one bacterium to another by a virus (bacteriophage).
Conjugation involves the direct transfer of DNA from one bacterial cell to another through a physical connection, such as a pilus. Recognize that transamination is a biochemical process involving the transfer of an amino group, not a type of horizontal gene transfer.
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