Difference between transduction and transformation

1.	Difference between transduction and transformation
Answer» Hope it willl help u DNA transfer method of transformation is that the naked DNA moves across the wall and membrane of the recipient, whereas that of transduction is by a defective phage.• In transformation, extracellular DNA fragments acquired while, in transduction, bacteriophage insert DNA fragment.• Transformation use to acquire antibiotic resistance, whereas transduction does not.• Transduction requires a virus as a host, whereas transformation does not.• Plasmid transfer is possible in transformation whereas, in transduction, it is not likely to occur.• Unlike transformation, transduction occurs in two ways; namely, lytic cycle or lysogenic cycle.

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