MeSH definition : The heritable modification of the properties of a competent bacterium by naked DNA
from another source. The uptake of naked DNA is a naturally occuring phenomenon in
some bacteria. It is often used as a GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUE.;
MeSH synonym : bacterial transformation;
MeSH annotation : coord with specific bact transformed/genet; DF: TRANSFORM BACT; coordinate with specific bacterium transformed /genet;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bacterial transformation;
The heritable modification of the properties of a competent bacterium by naked DNA
from another source. The uptake of naked DNA is a naturally occuring phenomenon in
some bacteria. It is often used as a GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUE.
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