EVERYDAY SCIENCE

Detailed explanation-1: -Conjugation is a process by which one bacterium transfers genetic material to another bacterium through direct contact. During conjugation, one of the bacterial cells serves as the donor of the genetic material, and the other serves as the recipient.

Detailed explanation-2: -Conjugation is a gene transfer process in which a recipient bacterium receives DNA from a donor bacterium by cell-to-cell contact through conjugative pili. Conjugation is mediated by certain plasmids or transposons.

Detailed explanation-3: -Transduction involves the transfer of either a chromosomal DNA fragment or a plasmid from one bacterium to another by a bacteriophage. Conjugation is a transfer of DNA from a living donor bacterium to a living recipient bacterium by cell-to-cell contact.

Detailed explanation-4: -Transduction is the transfer of DNA from one bacterium to another by means of a bacteria-infecting virus called a bacteriophage.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ability of the F plasmid of Escherichia coli to efficiently transfer DNA from an F-containing donor to an F-deficient recipient cell was the first described example of bacterial conjugation.