<P> If the virus replicates using' headful packaging', it attempts to fill the nucleocapsid with genetic material . If the viral genome results in spare capacity, viral packaging mechanisms may incorporate bacterial genetic material into the new virion . </P> <P> The new virus capsule now loaded with part bacterial DNA continues to infect another bacterial cell . This bacterial material may become recombined into another bacterium upon infection . </P> <P> When the new DNA is inserted into this recipient cell it can fall to one of three fates </P> <Ol> <Li> The DNA will be absorbed by the cell and be recycled for spare parts . </Li> <Li> If the DNA was originally a plasmid, it will re-circularize inside the new cell and become a plasmid again . </Li> <Li> If the new DNA matches with a homologous region of the recipient cell's chromosome, it will exchange DNA material similar to the actions in bacterial recombination . </Li> </Ol>

Which of the following best describes the phase of transduction