Diseases such as diphtheria result from a process called lysogenic conversion in which viral dna is integrated into a bacterial

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Diseases such as diphtheria result from a process called lysogenic conversion in which viral dna is integrated into a bacterial

chromosome, which allows particular toxins to be expressed. what mechanism of gene transfer is involved?

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bazaltina [42] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-28T11:44:57+03:00

<span>The correct answer is horizontal gene transfer, transduction.</span>

Transduction (a type of horizontal gene transfer)is the process by which foreign DNA is introduced into a bacteria cell. When viruses infect bacterial cells, their DNA is integrated into a bacterial chromosome and thus harness the replicational, transcriptional, and translation machinery of the bacteria. As a result, bacteria cell makes numerous virions (viral particles).