BIOL 211 Summer 2012 NSCC
Due 7/31/12
Pre-lab 7 Part I: Bacterial Transformation
Answer the following questions after reading this week’s lab handout, and hand in the
completed worksheet prior to lab. You may have to do outside research to answer
these.
1. Define a plasmid in your own words. How is a plasmid different from a virus?
2. What is a genetic transformation?
3. List two potential applications of genetically transforming bacteria.