Cells that have the ability to take up DNA from their environment are said to be ___________.


a. Hfr cells
b. transposing
c. genomic
d. competent

Which of the following is the fourth basic step to genetically modify a cell?

a. Transformation

b. Ligation

c. Plasmid cleavage

d. Restriction-enzyme digestion of gene

e. Isolation of gene

If you put a gene in a virus, the next step in genetic modification would be

a. insertion of a plasmid.

b. transformation.

c. transduction.

d. PCR.

e. Southern blotting.

Cells that can be transformed are said to be ___________.

Compare and contrast the processes of transformation, transduction, and conjugation.