What is one key difference between transduction and conjugation?
A)Transduction involves DNA being incorporated via a virus from one cell to another.
B)Conjugation involves DNA being incorporated via a virus from one cell to another.
C)Conjugation involves DNA transfer from two different species,whereas transduction is within the same species.
D)Transduction involves the direct joining of prokaryotic plasma membranes and then genetic transfer.

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Transduction involves DNA being incorporated via a virus, known as a bacteriophage, from one cell to another, while conjugation involves the direct transfer of DNA between two cells through a physical bridge known as a sex pilus. Conjugation only occurs between cells of the same species. Therefore, option A correctly identifies the key difference between transduction and conjugation.

What Is One Key Difference Between Transduction and Conjugation