Question

Classify each statement as true of generalized transduction or specialized transduction.

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Genes transfer from random sites in the bacterial chromosome
specialized transduction.
generalized transduction

Answer 1

Generalized transduction transfers any random piece of bacterial DNA via bacteriophages during the lytic cycle, while specialized transduction transfers specific adjacent DNA during an imprecise prophage excision at the end of the lysogenic cycle.

Step-by-step explanation:

There are two forms of transduction by which bacteriophages transfer genetic material between bacterial hosts: generalized transduction and specialized transduction. Generalized transduction can transfer any piece of chromosomal DNA by accidentally packaging it into a phage head during the lytic cycle, where the phage hijacks the host cell, degrades the host chromosome, and mistakenly packs a random piece of the host's DNA instead of its own when assembling new virions. On the other hand, specialized transduction involves the transfer of specific bacterial chromosomal DNA that is adjacent to the phage's site of integration in the host chromosome, typically at the end of the lysogenic cycle when the prophage is excised imprecisely.