The production of a functional gene product by transforming bacteria that lack a lacZ gene with a plasmid containing a lacZ gene is known as
A) complementation.
B) mitosis.
C) transfection.
D) reversion.

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Complementation involves the introduction of a functional gene into a cell that lacks it. In this case, transforming bacteria without a lacZ gene with a plasmid containing a functional lacZ gene would result in complementation, leading to the production of a functional gene product. Mitosis is a process of cell division in eukaryotic cells, while transfection refers to the introduction of foreign DNA into eukaryotic cells. Reversion involves the spontaneous mutation of a previously mutated DNA sequence back to its original form. None of these processes accurately describe the scenario described in the question.

The Production of a Functional Gene Product by Transforming Bacteria