Which of the following organisms do not depend on reproduction to exchange genetic information?

Animals

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Plants

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Bacteria

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Fungi

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Solution

The correct option is C Bacteria
Bacteria have three mechanism for genetic information transfer without undergoing reproduction-
1. Transformation- take up free fragment of DNA floating in medium.
2. Transduction- transfer of DNA by a virus bacteriophage.
3. Conjugation- direct cell to cell transfer of DNA mediated by plasmid. So, option C is correct, all other options depend on reproduction for exchange of genetic material.

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