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umka21 [38]
3 years ago
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There are three main mechanisms that involve DNA transfer from one prokaryote to another, increasing the genetic diversity of th

e population. Describe these three mechanisms of DNA transfer and explain how the transfer of DNA can affect antibiotic resistance.
Biology
1 answer:
fgiga [73]3 years ago
5 0

Answer:There are three mechanisms of horizontal gene transfer typically used by bacteria: transformation, transduction, and conjugation. Transformation allows for competent cells to take up naked DNA, released from other cells on their death, into their cytoplasm, where it may recombine with the host genome.

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