Transduction was discovered in bacteria by

Lederberg and Tatum

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Zinder and Lederberg

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Wallace and Jacob

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Herelle and Twort

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The correct option is C Zinder and Lederberg
The process in which (genetic material is carried by some external agency) viruses are involved in sexual reproduction of bacteria is called as transduction. It is a type of horizontal gene transfer mechanism. It was discovered in bacteria Salmonella typhi by Norton Zinder and Joshua Lederberg in 1952.
Thus, the correct answer is 'Zinder and Lederberg.'

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