Question

Which of the following bacteriophages are responsible for specialised transduction?

• A. T4 phages
• B. Lytic phages
• C. Lysogenic phages
• D. both A and C

Answer 1

Answer:

C. Lysogenic phages

Specialized transduction is a process that transfers a specific set of bacterial genes from one bacterium to another. It occurs when a temperate bacteriophage enters a bacterium and integrates its DNA into the host cell's DNA