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Which of the following is a way that new DNA can be introduced to bacteria?

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Another way to introduce foreign DNA into bacteria is to transform or transduce them with the DNA and then allow them to mate. Bacterial mating is called conjugation, and occurs when two bacteria exchange DNA through a tube that connects them

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