Biology: Life on Earth with Physiology (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780133923001
Author: Gerald Audesirk, Teresa Audesirk, Bruce E. Byers
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 20, Problem 1MC
The name of the process by which DNA is transferred from one prokaryote to another via a cytoplasmic bridge is
- a. conjugation.
- b. prokaryotic fission.
- c. meiosis.
- d. bioremediation.
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