Complex sentence: In order for a bacterium to bind, take up and recombine exogenous DNA into its chromosome it must become competent, that is, enter a special physiological state.competence development in "Bacillus subtilis" requires expression of about 40 genes.
Split into simpler sentences: In order for a bacterium to bind, take up and recombine exogenous DNA into its chromosome it must become competent, that is, enter a special physiological state. Competence development in "Bacillus subtilis" requires expression of about 40 genes.