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Transduction of Bacteria: Meaning and Types| Genetics

In this article we will discuss about the meaning and types of transduction of bacteria. Meaning of Transduction: The transfer of a small part of a bacterial genome from a donor to recipient bacterium through the agency of a bacteriophage is called transduction. It may be general or specialised. In generalized transduction almost any part of the donor's chromosome may [...]

By |2016-12-12T07:24:35+00:00December 12, 2016|Bacteria|Comments Off on Transduction of Bacteria: Meaning and Types| Genetics
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Types of Transduction: Generalized and Specialized | Genetics

Transduction is of two types, generalized transduction and specialized transduction. Type # 1. Generalized Transduction: Generalized transduction was discovered in 1952 by Norton Zinder and Joshua Lederberg. They were repeating the experiments of Lederberg and Tatum (1946) on conjugation that occurred in E.coli K12 taking another bacterium Salmonella typhimurium. They selected the following two strains of S. typhimurium: (a) The [...]

By |2016-11-28T11:04:43+00:00November 28, 2016|Genetics|Comments Off on Types of Transduction: Generalized and Specialized | Genetics
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