Principles of Biology
2nd Edition
ISBN: 9781259875120
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 21.5, Problem 1TYK
Which of the following is an example of horizontal gene transfer?
- a mating between two different species, such as a horse and a donkey, to produce a mule
- the passage of genes from a mother cell to two daughter cells during cell division
- the transfer of an antibiotic-resistance gene from one bacterial species to a different species
- both a and c
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