Principles of Biology
Principles of Biology
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Author: Robert Brooker, Eric P. Widmaier Dr., Linda Graham Dr. Ph.D., Peter Stiling Dr. Ph.D.
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 9.1, Problem 1BC

Look ahead to Figure 17.10. How does bacterial transformation play a role in the transfer of genes, such as anti-biotic resistance genes, from one bacterial species to another?

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