In case of hotstart PCR, After the reaction mixture is prepared, primers can pair to the single-stranded regions in a nonspecific manner. 

A more attractive alternative is to cover the reaction mixture with a plug of inert wax and place the critical reagent on top of this plug. 

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Conjugation takes place when genetic material passes directly from one bacterium to another via sex pilus

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Davis’s U-tube experiment- Exchange of bacterial genes clearly required direct contact in conjugation.

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Transformation takes place when a bacterium takes up DNA from the medium in which it is growing.

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Transduction takes place when bacterial viruses (bacteriophages) carry DNA from one bacterium to another.

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Cotransduction Process in which two or more genes are transferred together from one bacterial cell to another by a virus.