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What does 'competent' refer to in competent cells used in transformation experiments.
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Competent means making bacterial cells capable of taking up foreign DNA on treatment with chemicals like $\mathrm{CaCl}_2$, so that the hydrophilic DNA can pass through the cell membrane.
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