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why should a cell be made competent to introduce the rdna into it

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A cell should be made competent in order to introduce rDNA (recombinant DNA) into it so as to make the cell capable of taking up the foreign DNA. When a cell is made competent its cell membrane becomes permeable and therefore it is now possible for the foreign DNA to enter the cell.

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