Which of the following statements explains how bacteria can generate new gene combinations in the absence of sexual reproduction? Choose all that apply. The endospores formed by bacteria give rise to new gene combinations upon germination. Spontaneous mutations due to short reproduction times and errors made during DNA replication contrbute to new gene combinations. There is random fertilization between bacteria which generates new gene combinations: Horizontal gene transfer via transformation, transduction and conjugation generate new gene combinations. New gene combinations arise during crossing over in prophase I of meiosis. QUESTION 9 Identify ail statements that accurately describe transtormation. Choose all that apply: The DNA is passed from parent to offspring. Pilus from a donor cell attaches to a recipient cell with no pilus. Phages carry pieces of bacterial chromosome from a donor cell to a recipient cell. Genes from the foreign DNA are expressed by the bacteria. DNA from the environment is taken up by bacteria..