Conjugation differs from reproduction because conjugation

A) replicates DNA.
B) transfers DNA vertically, to new cells.
C) transfers DNA horizontally, to cells in the same generation.
D) transcribes DNA to RNA.
E) copies RNA to make DNA.


Ans: C) transfers DNA horizontally, to cells in the same generation.

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