GETTING CLONED GENES INTO BACTERIA BY TRANSFORMATIONOnce the gene of interest is cloned into a vector, the construct can be put back into a bacterial cell through a process called transformation (Fig. 3.18) (see Box 3.2).FIGURE 3.18 Transformation Bacterial cells are able to take up DNA such as recombinant plasmids by incubation with metal ions such as Ca++ on ice. This destabilizes the bacteria..
