Lateral gene transfer involves the movement of genes between members of a species without sexual reproduction. In bacteria, there are three mechanisms for this: Conjugation, transformation, and transduction. Predict how these processes are most likely to affect bacteria

Transformation is a genetic mechanism for which the bacteria incorporate DNA from its cellular medium

Transduction is another genetic mechanism for which DNA is transferred among bacteria by viruses

In conjugation, DNA is transferred between cells, which are named donor and recipient cells

9.9 years

a = p(1 + rt) . . account balance after time t at rate r starting with principal p

3000 = 2500(1 + 0.0202t) . . filling in the given numbers

1.2 = 1 + 0.0202t . . divide by 2500

0.2 = 0.0202t . . . subtract 1

0.2/0.0202 = t ≈ 9.901

it will take about 9.9 years for the account balance to reach $3000.

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