Name Two Forms of Recombination in Bacteria

Question

Name two forms of recombination in bacteria.
A) lytic and lysogenic
B) auxotrophic and prototrophic
C) conjugation and transduction
D) mixed and generalized
E) insertion and replication

Accepted Answer

Conjugation and transduction are both forms of recombination in bacteria. Conjugation involves the transfer of genetic material from one bacterium to another through direct cell-to-cell contact, while transduction involves the transfer of genetic material from one bacterium to another through a bacteriophage vector. Lytic and lysogenic, auxotrophic and prototrophic, mixed and generalized, and insertion and replication are all different concepts that are not forms of recombination in bacteria.