In bacteria, conjugation, transduction, mutations, and relatively short generation times all contribute to which of the following?
-Cloning
-Extinction
-Sexual reproduction
-Genetic diversity

Question

In bacteria, conjugation, transduction, mutations, and relatively short generation times all contribute to which of the following? 
-Cloning   
-Extinction   
-Sexual reproduction  
-Genetic diversity

thomaster · Answer

Well it's not cloning or extinction for sure, I hope you agree with that.
Conjugation only contributes to sexual reproduction (because bacterial conjugation is transfering genes between bacteria, which is the equivalent of sexual reproduction)

Conjugation, transduction (transfer of genes via virus), mutation (you probably know what this is) and short generation times all contribute to genetic diversity.

anonymous · Answer

I can agree with the first part, for me it was between genetic diversity and sexual reproduction but what you said makes sense. So I agree. :P Thank you

thomaster · Answer

You're welcome :)