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Differentiate between :
Conjugation, transduction and transformation

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Exchange of genetic material by direct cell-to-cell contact in bacteria is known as conjugation. Whereas, the transfer of genetic material from one cell to another by a bacteriophage is known as transduction and the transfer of cell-free or naked DNA from one cell to another is transformation.

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