MDCAT Biology MCQ #1164

In genetic engineering, what is the term for the process of introducing foreign DNA into a host cell?

MDCAT Biology MCQ #1164

  1. Question 1

    Q1. In genetic engineering, what is the term for the process of introducing foreign DNA into a host cell?

    • A) Transformation
    • B) Transduction
    • C) Transfection
    • D) Conjugation

    Answer: Transformation

    Explanation: Transformation refers to direct DNA uptake; transduction involves viruses, transfection is used for animal cells, conjugation is bacterial cell-to-cell transfer.