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Q. Transformation experiment was first performed on which bacteria?

Rajasthan PMTRajasthan PMT 2007

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Griffith $(1928)$ discovered the phenomenon of transformation while working on Diplococcus pneumoniae for developing a vaccine against it. In transformation the naked DNA is taken up by a competent bacterial cell from their surrounding medium.