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To determine: The hypothesis proposed by Lederberg and Tatum experiment.
Introduction: The experiment performed by Lederberg and Tatum was conducted to understand the mechanism of transformation in bacteria. The experiment was later continued by Davis to finally prove that direct contact is pre-requisite for conjugation to occur.
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