Match the definition with the term it is describing.

Transformation

A) Taking up plasmid DNA from the environment
B) Plasmid containing genes from different organisms
C) Cell capable of transformation


A) Taking up plasmid DNA from the environment

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A. a nucleus. B. cell membranes. C. organelles. D. All of these answers are true.

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