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The transfer of genetic material from one bacterium to another through the mediation of a vector like virus is termed as:

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Transduction
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Conjugation
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Transformation
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Translation
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Solution

The correct option is A Transduction
Transduction is the process by which genetic material (DNA) is transferred from one bacterium to another through the mediation of a vector, like virus.

Other options are incorrect because bacterial conjugation is the transfer of genetic material (plasmid) between bacterial cells by direct cell to cell contact or by a bridge like connection between two cells.

Translation is the process in which cellular ribosomes create proteins. It is a part of the process of gene expression.

Bacterial transformation is a process of gene transfer by which some bacteria take up foreign genetic material from the environment.

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