Question

Transduction in bacteria is carried out by

• A. Bacteriophage
• B. Blue-green algae
• C. Mycoplasma
• D. Rickettssiae

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Bacteriophage

The process of transduction involves the transfer of DNA from one bacterium on to another. The process does not require physical contact between the donor cell and the receiver cell but however, involves the action of viruses that infect bacteria known as bacteriophage. When these infect a bacterial cell, they normally harness the replicational, transcriptional and translation machinery of the host cells.

So, the correct answer is option A.