A process that cannot produce genetic variation in bacterial populations is ________.
A) transduction
B) conjugation
C) mutation
D) meiosis

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Meiosis is a process of cell division that occurs in eukaryotic organisms to produce gametes (sex cells) and is not a process found in bacteria, which are prokaryotic organisms. Therefore, it cannot produce genetic variation in bacterial populations. Transduction, conjugation, and mutation are all processes that can introduce genetic variation in bacteria.

A Process That Cannot Produce Genetic Variation in Bacterial Populations