All of the following are reasons it might be beneficial for prokaryotes to take up foreign DNA EXCEPT that Question 77 options:
a) DNA could be used for food by bacteria. b) the uptake of foreign DNA would result in potentially beneficial recombinants. c) the uptake of foreign DNA might allow a cell to repair damaged chromosomes. d) the uptake of foreign DNA could allow completely new genes with new functions to enter the recipient cell. e) the uptake of foreign DNA could result in the breakage of the plasma membrane of the recipient cell.
