Rhizobia are bacteria that live symbiotically in the roots of leguminous plants.It has been proposed that some enzymes in the bacteria were derived from the plant.What mechanism would most likely have been involved in this?
A) transduction
B) transformation
C) conjugation
D) transposition
E) protoplasting

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Transformation involves the uptake of foreign DNA and its incorporation into the bacterial genome. If some enzymes in the rhizobia were derived from the plant, it is possible that the bacteria acquired the DNA through transformation.

Rhizobia Are Bacteria That Live Symbiotically in the Roots of Leguminous