Microbial Recombination and Gene Transfer
In the extracellular medium, DNA-degrading enzymes would likely be to prevent transfer of DNA by

natural transformation
None of these
generalized phage transduction
conjugal transfer by a self-transmissible plasmid

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Microbial Recombination and Gene Transfer
Which of the following statement can describe horizontal transfer?

The transmission of genetic information from one independent, mature organism to another
The synthesis of protein in RNA
The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template
The transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring

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Microbial Recombination and Gene Transfer
The main difference between a self-transmissible and a mobilizable plasmid is that the self-transmissible plasmid

carries genes encoding the mating apparatus
transfers both strands of the plasmid DNA
usually has a transposon inserted into it
transfers antibiotic resistance genes

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