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प्रश्न
What does ‘competent’ refer to in competent cells used in transformation experiments?
What does ‘competent’ refer to in competent cells used in transformation?
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उत्तर
Competent means bacterial cells, on treatment with CaCl₂, are made capable of taking up foreign DNA.
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