Biological Transformation
... 5 TA: Jennifer Romer April 8, 2003 A look into Bacterial Transformation and how it’s success is determined Introduction DNA is a nucleic acid that carries the genetic information in the cell and is capable of self-replication and synthesis of RNA. ... Bacteria are capable of plasmid uptake through the process known as bacterial transformation. ... In order for transformation to occur, the cells must be in a particular physiological state known as competence. ... In order to prove the success of bacterial transformation I have set up an experiment in which “transformant” bacteria will be plated on selective media: agar plates. ... In order to successfully analyze transformation my experiment will include three controls: two positive and one negative. ... The transformation was indeed successful on the experimental plate. ... Other possible questions that could be asked based on my results are is this type of transformation beneficial to humans in all cases and can bacteria absorb multiple plasmids?