Phenomena and Processes

Genetic Transformation

Change brought about to an organisms genetic composition by unidirectional transfer (TRANSFECTION; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; CONJUGATION, GENETIC, etc.) and incorporation of foreign DNA into prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells by recombination of part or all of that DNA into the cell's genome.

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Change brought about to an organisms genetic composition by unidirectional transfer (TRANSFECTION; TRANSDUCTION, GENETIC; CONJUGATION, GENETIC, etc.) and incorporation of foreign DNA into prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells by recombination of part or all of that DNA into the cell's genome.

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3 entry terms
  • Transformation, Genetic
  • Genetic Transformations
  • Transformations, Genetic

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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  • Genetics (1966-1967)

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  1. G05.728w.865w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Genetic Transformation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D014170. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D014170
  2. Genetic Transformation. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genetic_transformation
  3. Genetic Transformation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q461499