Question

How is bacterial transformation useful?

Answer 1

Bacterial transformation is a process where horizontal transfer of exogenous genetic material may be introduced into a bacterial cell.

Explanation:

Applications of bacterial transformation are :

1) to make multiple copies of DNA called DNA cloning.

2) to make large amounts of specific human proteins , for example human insulin, which can be used to treat people with Type 1 diabetes.

3) to genetically modify a bacterium or other cell.

Bacteria are commonly used as host cells for making copies of DNA in the lab because they are easy to grow in large numbers . Their cellular machinery naturally carries out DNA replication and protein synthesis.