<prompt> Transfer of genetic material in between bacteria through pili is termed as: E. REPEAT 2012TransductionConjugationTransformationTransfection  <response>: Ref: Textbook of Microbiology, 8th edition, Ananthna rnyan and Paniker, Pages 63-65Explanation:TYPES OF GENE TRANSFERConjugation: Conjugation is a process of genetic transfer between bacterial cells wherein, a donor bacterium, which contains a plasmid coding for a specialized fimbria called sex pi I us conjugation tube, makes physical contact with a recipient bacterium and transfers genetic elements into it.Transduction. It is a process of genetic transfer between bacterial cells by a bacteriophage.Transformation: It is a process of genetic transfer through the agency of free DNA.Transfection: The infection of a bacterium by naked phage nucleic acid. See figure in the next coloum 