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This article throws light upon the six methods of gene transfer. The six methods are: (1) Transformation (2) Conjugation (3) Electroporation (4) Liposome-Mediated Gene Transfer (5) Transduction and (6) Direct Transfer of DNA. Method # 1. Transformation: Transformation is the method of introducing foreign DNA into bacterial cells (e.g. E.coli). The uptake of plasmid DNA by E.coli is carried out [...]