A bacterial cell that has taken up plasmid DNA is
A) a library.
B) ligated.
C) transformed.
D) a vector.
E) a cDNA.

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When a bacterial cell takes up plasmid DNA, it is said to be transformed. This is a process commonly used in genetic engineering, where recombinant DNA is created by inserting foreign DNA into bacterial cells. Plasmids are often used as vectors to carry the desired DNA into the bacterial cell. A library would refer to a collection of genetic information, whereas ligation refers to the process of joining two DNA fragments, and cDNA refers specifically to DNA synthesized from mRNA in reverse transcription.

A Bacterial Cell That Has Taken Up Plasmid DNA Is