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Bacterial transformations involve the transfer of what?

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DNA

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transfer of DNA fragment to a live bacteria through intact cell boundary.

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DNA

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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.

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