A human gene is inserted into a bacterial cell.This is an example of _______, and the bacterial cell is said to be _______.
A) cloning; transfected
B) cloning; cloned
C) transformation; transfected
D) transformation; transgenic
E) transfection; cloned

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The process of inserting a human gene into a bacterial cell is called transformation. The bacterial cell is said to be transgenic because it contains a gene from a different species (in this case, a human gene). Cloning typically refers to the production of identical copies of a DNA fragment, but in this scenario, it does not accurately describe the process. Transfection refers to the introduction of foreign DNA into animal cells, not bacterial cells. Therefore, the best choice is D) transformation and transgenic.

A Human Gene Is Inserted into a Bacterial Cell