Question

The difference between generalized and specialized transduction is:___________

A. the size of the plasmids being moved
B. the size of the phages being used
C. that in generalized transduction, chromosomes are moved, whereas in specialized transduction, plasmids are moved
D. that in generalized transduction, any DNA can be moved, but with specialized transduction, only certain DNA near the phage site can be moved
E. there is no difference

Answer 1

Answer: option D

In generalized transduction, any DNA can be moved while in specialized transduction certain DNA from the phage site is moved.

Step-by-step explanation:

Transduction is the process where foreign DNA is added to a cell by a virus or viral vector.

Transduction is divided into two, generalized and specialized.

Generalized transduction is a process where any DNA can be transferred by the virus in the cell while specialized transduction is a process where a fragment of the DNA near the phage site can be moved.