Genetic recombination by transduction in bacterial was discovered first in

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Genetic recombination by transduction in bacterial was discovered first in (A) Salmonella typhimurium (B) Escherichia coli (C) Streptococcus pneumoniae (D) Agrobactermm tumefaciens

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Transfer of fragment of DNA from one bacterial cell to another by virus (bacteriophage) is called transduction. Zinder and Lederberg began experiments on bacterium Salmonella typhimurium.

Q. Genetic recombination by transduction in bacterial was discovered first in

Salmonella typhimurium

Escherichia coli

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Agrobactermm tumefaciens

Transfer of fragment of DNA from one bacterial cell to another by virus (bacteriophage) is called transduction. Zinder and Lederberg began experiments on bacterium Salmonella typhimurium.