10.7 Transformation Transformation Genetic transfer process by which DNA is incorporated into a recipient cell and brings about genetic change Discovered by Fredrick Griffith in the late 1920s Worked with Streptococcus pneumoniae(pneumococcus; Figure 10.12) This process set the stage for the discovery of DNA Chen Feng,Shanghai Jiao Tong UniversityChen Feng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University 10.7 Transformation Transformation • Genetic transfer process by which DNA is incorporated into a recipient cell and brings about genetic change Discovered by Fredrick Griffith in the late 1920s • Worked with Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus; Figure 10.12) This process set the stage for the discovery of DNA