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_________ is the process by which DNA is transferred from one bacterium to another by a virus.

  1. Transduction

  2. Transformation

  3. Transcription

  4. Integration
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Transduction - It is transfer of portion of DNA, from one bacterium to another by a bacteriophage. It can be a transfer of DNA, episomes or plasmids. It is the most widespread mechanism of gene transfer in prokaryotes.

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