NCERT Biology Class 12, Chapter 5

DNA recombination does not include? NEET Biology MCQ

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DNA recombination does not include

Agene mutation

Bsite-specific recombination

Cbacterial conjugation, transformation, transduction

Dtransposon transposition

Correct answer: A. gene mutation

Gene mutation is a change in the DNA sequence but not a form of recombination. Site-specific recombination, bacterial conjugation, transformation, and transduction are all types of genetic recombination.

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