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Gene Transfer, Horizontal

Medical Definition: The naturally occuring transmission of genetic information between organisms, related or unrelated, circumventing parent-to-offspring transmission. Horizontal gene transfer may occur via a variety of naturally occuring processes such as GENETIC CONJUGATION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; and TRANSFECTION. It may result in a change of the recipient organism's genetic composition (TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC).
Guide Notes: note category: do not confuse with GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES
Also Called: Recombination, Interspecies

Gene Transfer, Horizontal Medical Definitions and Terms

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