Question: What process describes the uptake of naked DNA from the environment by a cell and its integration into the cell's genome?
Options:
Transformation
Transduction
Translocation
Transposition
✅Explanation:
Transformation: This is a process where a cell takes up naked DNA from the surrounding environment and incorporates it into its own genome. This can introduce new genetic traits into the cell.
Transformation: This is a process where a cell takes up naked DNA from the surrounding environment and incorporates it into its own genome. This can introduce new genetic traits into the cell.
📌Other Options:
Transduction: This involves the transfer of bacterial DNA by a bacteriophage.
Translocation: This is a chromosomal abnormality within a cell.
Transposition: This describes the movement of a DNA segment within the same chromosome.