Genetic Variation in Bacterial Populations Cannot Result From

Question

Genetic variation in bacterial populations cannot result from
A) transduction.
B) transformation
C) conjugation
D) mutation.
E) meiosis.

Accepted Answer

Meiosis is a process of genetic variation occurring in eukaryotic cells during sexual reproduction that involves the recombination and segregation of homologous chromosomes. Bacteria do not undergo meiosis and therefore cannot genetically vary through this process. However, bacteria can undergo genetic variation through transduction, transformation, conjugation, and mutation.