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Virus-mediated transfer of DNA from one bacterium to another is called

a
transduction
b
transformation
c
transversion
d
translation

detailed solution

Correct option is A

When a bacteriophage transfers of genetic material from one bacterium (Donor cell) to another bacterium (receptor cell) it is called transduction. It is discovered by  Zinder & Lederberg (1952) in Salmonella typhimurium.

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