What does transformation involve in bacteria?
1 Answer
Answer is DNA of a bacterium.
Explanation:
Bacterial Transformation was discovered as a natural phenomenon 1928 by Griffith et al. Later in 1944 scientists actually identified the transforming principle as DNA.
It is a process of horizontal gene transfer in bacteria. It involves transfer of DNA fragment to a live bacteria through intact cell boundary. The DNA fragment becomes integrated with the circular DNA of recipient bacteria.
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Biologists could eventually develop techniques which use transformation for creation of useful but genetically engineered bacteria. Plasmids are often taken for making recombinant DNAs and are then used for transformation.
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