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The term used for the transfer of genetic material from one bacterium to another through the mediation of a vector like virus is
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Transduction is the transfer of genetic material from one bacterium to another through a bacteriophage (virus).
Transformation → uptake of naked DNA by a bacterium
Conjugation → direct transfer of DNA through a sex pilus between bacteria
Translation → synthesis of proteins from mRNA
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