Bacteria can exchange genes with other bacteria by a method called
A) binary fission.
B) meiotic recombination.
C) conjugation.
D) translation.
E) compilation.

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Conjugation is the process by which bacteria transfer genetic material, such as plasmids, from one bacterium to another through a pilus. This allows for the exchange of genes and the spread of antibiotic resistance. Binary fission is a form of asexual reproduction in bacteria, meiotic recombination is a process that occurs in sexually reproducing organisms, translation is the process by which proteins are synthesized from mRNA, and compilation is not a biological process.

Bacteria Can Exchange Genes with Other Bacteria by a Method