'''Transformation''' is the transfer of a "naked" [[DNA]] segment from a nonfunctional donor [[cell]] to that of a functional recipient cell. <ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>
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'''Transformation''' is the transfer of a "naked" [[DNA]] segment from a nonfunctional donor [[cell]] to that of a functional recipient cell.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>