Plasmids 101: Transformation, Transduction, Bacterial Conjugation, and Transfection
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Blog Post
Published
June 25, 2019, 12:54 p.m.
...cells including transformation, transduction, conjugation, and transfection. Transformation, transduction...different methods of DNA insertion.
Transformation
Transformation is the uptake of genetic material from...created phages. Transfer of this DNA to another cell is referred to as transduction. Transferred DNA once inside...donor can transfer genetic material to the recipient bacterium. The genetic material transferred is commonly...
Transfection
Unlike the last three methods which can be used in prokaryotes, transfection is only...Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the movement of genetic material between organisms. It plays a key ...conjugation occur in nature as forms of HGT, but transfection is unique to the lab. Let’s take a look at these...