Bacterial sexual processes are not so regular. However, they serve the same aim: to mix the genes from two different organisms together. All of the following are sexual processes EXCEPT:

A. Mutation
B. Transformation
C. Conjugation
D. Transduction


Answer: A. Mutation

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