In Gri?th's experiments with Streptococcus pneumoniae, rough nonencapsulated streptococci were converted into smooth encapsulated streptococci in the presence of the heat-killed smooth encapsulated streptococci. Which microbial process had Gri?th identi?ed?

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Griffith identified the process of transformation, where genetic material from one cell (the heat-killed smooth encapsulated streptococci) is taken up by another cell (the rough nonencapsulated streptococci), leading to a change in its phenotype.

In Gri?th's Experiments with Streptococcus Pneumoniae, Rough Nonencapsulated Streptococci Were