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Roles of Bacteriophages in Horizontal Gene Transfer Flashcards

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Generalized Transduction

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Horizontal gene transfer when a phage carries a random bacterial DNA due to a packaging error in the assembly of phage particles.

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Transducing Particle

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Bacteriophage progeny contains part of a bacterial genome instead of a phage DNA.

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Specialized Transduction

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A temperate phage carries specific bacterial genes from an error in the lysogenic cycle to the lytic cycle

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