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 transmission of genetic information from parent to offspring
The synthesis of RNA from a DNA template
The synthesis of protein in RNA

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Microbial Recombination and Gene Transfer
In lysogeny,

a bacteriophage genome is integrated into the bacterial genome
a bacteriophage transfers bacterial DNA
bacteria take up double stranded DNA from the environment
DNA-degrading enzymes in the extracellular medium would stop the process

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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

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

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