The process by which a virus transfers genetic material from one bacterium to another is called:
1. Transduction 2. Conjugation
3. Transformation 4. Translation
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Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): In rDNA technology, non-recombinants transformed bacteria grow on the medium containing ampicillin as well as the medium containing tetracycline. 
Reason (R): Recombinant plasmids contain the foreign gene of interest.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: 

1. (A) is True but (R) is False.
2. (A) is False but (R) is True.
3. Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
4. Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
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