The bacterium Bacillus tumefaciens has been harnessed in biotechnology because it can insert a gene from one species of plant into another. This can also occur in nature and is referred to as
A. vestigial transfer.
B. homology.
C. horizontal gene transfer.
D. vertical evolution.
E. exon shuffling through endocytosis.
C. horizontal gene transfer.
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What will be an ideal response?
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