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trans·for·ma·tion

n 1  :  an act, process, or instance of transforming or being transformed - see MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION   2 a  :  genetic modification of a bacterium by incorporation of free DNA from another ruptured bacterial cell - compare TRANSDUCTION   b  :  genetic modification of a cell by the uptake and incorporation of exogenous DNA .
 
   

 
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