Bacteria with integrated foreign bacteria. Computer artwork showing a section of foreign DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid,blue) integrated into a bacterial chromosome (green). The foreign DNA may have become integrated due to genetic engineering,conjugation,or viral infection. Bacterial conjugation is the transfer of DNA between two bacterial cells. The transferred DNA often carries genes that confer an advantage,such as antibiotic resistance or the ability to use a new metabolite. Some viruses need to integrate themselves into their host cell's DNA in order for their genetic material to be replicated | |
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