Which best describes the process of bacterial transformation? A. A process in which DNA from a bacteriophage is transduced into a bacterium B. A process in which a bacterium uptakes and incorporates a DNA fragment from its surrounding. Usually, this DNA fragment carries an antibiotics resistant gene. C. A process in which DNA from one bacterium is transferred to another via a sex pilus D. A process in which a bacterium passes on its genetic material via binary fission
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What is bacterial transformation? a. The transformation of a bacterium occurs during replication. b. It is the transformation of a bacterium into a pathogenic form. c. Transformation of bacteria involves changes in its chromosome. d. Transformation is a process in which external DNA is taken up by a cell, thereby changing morphology and physiology.
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