{"id":1561,"date":"2020-08-14T01:39:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T01:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/medical-genetics\/bacterial-genetics\/transduction\/"},"modified":"2020-12-25T01:29:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-24T23:29:46","slug":"transduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/medical-genetics\/bacterial-genetics\/transduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Transduction"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\">Transduction is a method of genetic exchange where the genetic material is transferred between bacteria by means of a bacteriophage. <\/div> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bacteriophages are viruses that can infect and replicate in bacteria cells.<\/p>\n\n\n<span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_1\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">Lytic vs Lysogenic Cycle<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bacteriophage can replicate inside the bacteria and be released in the lytic cycle or it can insert itself DNA into the bacteria and live in there for years while slowly replicating in the lysogenic cycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Figure_21_02_03-1024x722.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3302\" width=\"680\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Figure_21_02_03-1024x722.png 1024w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Figure_21_02_03-300x211.png 300w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Figure_21_02_03-768x541.png 768w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Figure_21_02_03.png 1043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><figcaption><strong>Figure 1: A diagram showing the difference between the lytic and lysogenic cycle<\/strong> (Credit: CNX OpenStax, CC BY 4.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/span><span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_2\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\"> Ways of Transduction<\/h4>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_2\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Genetic exchange by Transduction can happen in two ways.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The bacteriophage infects the bacteria and when the cell is lysed, the virus, containing part of bacterial DNA can infect other bacterial cells, thereby spreading its genetic material. <strong>This is the Lytic Cycle<\/strong><\/li><li>The bacteriophage inserts itself into the host DNA and replicates as the host DNA replicates. After this, viral genetic material is formed and the virus is remade into daughter viruses. These newly made viruses leave the cells by lysis and as they leave, they take some part of the bacterial DNA. When these bacteriophages infect other bacteria, they can spread the genetic information. <strong>This is the Lysogenic Cycle.<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/span><div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lytic vs Lysogenic Cycle<\/h4><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"> Ways of Transduction<\/h4><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bacteriophages are viruses that can infect and replicate in bacteria cells. Lytic vs Lysogenic Cycle The bacteriophage can replicate inside the bacteria and be released in the lytic cycle or it can insert itself DNA into the bacteria and live in there for years while slowly replicating in the lysogenic cycle. 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