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Why is making cells competent essential for biotechnology experiments ? List any two ways by which this can be achieved.

  1. Why is making cells competent essential for biotechnology experiments ? List any two ways by which this can be achieved.

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Gaurav
askIITians Faculty 164 Points
9 years ago
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Making cells competent essential for biotechnology experiments because it enable host cells or bacteria to take up DNA.
This is acheived by
  1. Bacterial cell treated with (divalent cation) Ca++ + heat (420C) +r-DNA on ice
  2. By microinjection.

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