Difference between transformant and recombinant? Share with your friends Share 1 Sumedha Rai answered this Kindly refer this link:- https://www.meritnation.com/ask-answer/question/is-the-difference-between-a-transformant-and-recombina/biotechnology-principles-and-processes/3459263 1 View Full Answer Kartikay Mohan answered this Transformants take up the plasmid and attach it with the DNA and subsquently express genes, while recombinants take up the plasmid but do not attach it with DNA and thus, do not express genes. 4