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Competitive Exams · General Knowledge · question 306

Q306

Lederberg and Tatum demonstrated conjugation in the bacteria in

A.
1944
B.
1945
C.
1946
Answer
D.
1947

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
Bacterial conjugation was first described by Lederberg and Tatum in 1946 as a phenomenon involving the exchange of markers between closely related strains of Escherichia coli.