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ZoologyMolecular Basis of InheritanceThe Search for Genetic MaterialEasy2 minPYQ_2020
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The procedure through which a piece of DNA is introduced in a host bacterium is
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DNA cannot pass through cell membrane as it is a hydrophilic molecule. The bacterial cell is made competent to take up DNA by treating them with a cation like calcium. This increases the efficiency of the DNA entering the bacterial cell through pores in its cell wall. This process through which a piece of DNA is introduced into the host bacteria is called transformation.
Stream:NTA_ABHYAS_NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:Molecular Basis of InheritanceSubtopic:The Search for Genetic Material
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