Transformation involves either the conversion of a normal animal cell into a cancerous one or a cell's genetic and phenotypic alteration through DNA assimilation.
Transformation can refer to the process of a normal cell becoming cancerous or a cell acquiring external DNA, changing its genotype and phenotype.
| Front | transformation |
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| Back | (1) The conversion of a normal animal cell to a cancerous cell. (2) A change in genotype and phenotype due to the assimilation of external DNA by a cell. |
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