How sexual reproduction take place in bacteria

How does sexual reproduction take place in bacteria? How distinct are the modalities of bacterial sexual reproduction?

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Sexual reproduction takes place when bacteria incorporate genetic material into another bacteria of similar species; the inserted genetic fragment then becomes portion of the genetic material of the second bacteria. This type of reproduction can take place by means of transformation, transduction and conjugation.

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