Transfer of DNA from one bacteria to another by contact is known as

Conjugation

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Transformation

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Transduction

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The correct option is A Conjugation
In conjugation, two bacterial cells come together and by the help of sex pilus (conjugation tube), donor cell transfers its DNA to host cell. It is the method of horizontal gene transfer and equivalent to the sexual reproduction.

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