Question

question 13
a bacteriophage transfers a random fragment of dna of the previous host to the current host. this is an example of ______.
a generalized transduction
b conjugation
c specialized transduction
d the creation of an hfr cell
2 points

Explanation:

Generalized transduction involves a bacteriophage transferring random DNA fragments from a previous host to a new host. Conjugation uses cell-to-cell contact (e.g., sex pilus) for DNA transfer, specialized transduction transfers specific host DNA near the phage integration site, and Hfr cell creation relates to conjugation with integrated F-plasmid. The described process matches generalized transduction.

Answer:

A. generalized transduction