Bacterial transformation is the uptake of
- A
Foreign RNA from the surrounding environment, sometimes integrating into the bacterial genome
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Foreign DNA from the surrounding environment, sometimes integrating into the bacterial genome
- C
Foreign proteins from the surrounding environment, sometimes incorporating into the cell membrane
- D
Foreign plasmids from a donor bacterium through direct cell-to-cell contact via a sex pilus
Explanation
A natural process exploited in molecular biology to introduce plasmids into bacteria.