The three modes of recombination in bacteria
Fig 1: The three modes of recombination in bacteria; A.
Transformation, B. Transduction, C. Conjugation (Actor, 2012)

In these processes, the genetic material is transferred from one bacteria to another belonging to the same generation, sometimes different species or even kingdom, and is known as horizontal gene transfer or lateral gene transfer. In this post, we are going to discuss Transformation.

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