Griffith's observed gene transfer within one generation is now called what?
AVertical inheritance
BSomatic mutation
CAsexual fission
DGenetic transformation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Genetic transformation
Transfer between members of the same generation is horizontal gene transfer, today termed genetic transformation.
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