BCECE Medical BCECE Medical Solved Papers-2007

  • question_answer
    Which of the following process needs bacteriophage?

    A)  Transduction   

    B)  Translation

    C)  Transformation

    D)  Conjugation

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    Sexual recombination in bacteria takes place by transduction, transformation and conjugation. Transduction is a process in which a bacteriophage (virus) takes part in genetic recombination in bacteria. Translation is synthesis of protein from m-RNA. In conjugation whole or a part of bacterial chromosome transfered into the recepient cell through a conjugation tube that joins the two cells. The process in which a part of foeign DNA may integrate in the chromosome of recepient cell by a process of recombination is called transformation.


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