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Published on: August 21, 2026

For heat shock competent cells and recombinant DNA are briefly placed at ________ temperature.

A
38°C
B
70°C
C
72°C
D
42°C

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D

During bacterial transformation, competent cells mixed with recombinant DNA are briefly exposed to 42°C (heat shock) to facilitate DNA uptake.

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