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Transformation
Transformation (n)
- the process of genetically changing a living thing by introducing a new gene into the plant cell.
Goals of Transformation
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Multiple copies of the transgene are successfully inserted into the cell's nucleus.
A selective marker gene is used to distinguish the plant as transgenic.
One copy of the transgene makes its way into the chromosome.
The transformed cell undergoes cell division until a transgenic plant is produced.
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