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Why must bacterial cells be made competent to take up DNA?
ADNA is hydrophilic
BDNA is too short
CDNA is hydrophobic
DCells lack ribosomes
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. DNA is hydrophilic
Hydrophilic DNA cannot pass through cell membranes on its own, so cells are treated to take it up.
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