Problem:
Many bacterial species have sophisticated mechanisms for the uptake of foreign DNA from the immediate environment. These mechanisms include genes for bacterial enzymes that provide for uptake and recombination events.
Required:
Question 1: Of what advantage is it for bacteria to import DNA from the environment and incorporate it into their chromosome?
Question 2: Describe the mechanisms that facilitate the uptake of DNA from the same species.
I dont need long explanation. Just few sentences of expanation.