Question

What term is used to refer to the process in which dna can be introduced into host bacterial cells?

Answer 1

There are three ways in which exogenous dna can be introduced into a bacterial genome. These are; transduction, transformation and conjugation. Transduction is the introduction of exogenous material into bacteria by viruses; conjugation is exchange of genetic material between bacteria sexual through  reproduction; while transformation is uptake of exogenous dna by bacteria, from its surrounding, through the bacterial membrane.