This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: general microbiology, Subject name: Microbiology
[{'content': 'Drug resistance transfer by bacteriophage involves? \nSelect and explain. \nA. Transduction, B. Conjugation, C. Transformation, D. Convocation', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': "Answer: A \nExplanation: TRANSDUCTION: the transfer of a poion of the DNA from one bacterium to another by a bacteriophage is known as transduction. Bacteriophages are viruses that parasitize the bacteria and consist of a nucleic acid core and a protein coat. a phage paicle may have its core beside its own nucleic acid a segment of hostDNA. when this paicle infects another bacterium DNA transfer is effected and the recipient cells acquire new characteristic coded by the donor DNA REF:Ananthanarayan and Panicker's Textbook ofMicrobiology 8thEdition pg no:63", 'role': 'assistant'}]