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Abstract
The naturally occurring transmission of genetic information between organisms, related or unrelated, circumventing parent-to-offspring transmission. Horizontal gene transfer may occur via a variety of naturally occurring processes such as GENETIC CONJUGATION; GENETIC TRANSDUCTION; and TRANSFECTION. It may result in a change of the recipient organism's genetic composition (TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC).
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- Gene Transfer, Horizontal
- Gene Transfer, Lateral
- Lateral Gene Transfer
- Gene Transfers, Lateral
- Lateral Gene Transfers
- Recombination, Interspecies
- Recombination, Interspecific
- Interspecies Recombination
- Interspecific Recombination
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Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.
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note category: do not confuse with GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES
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2001
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Horizontal Gene Transfer. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D022761. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D022761
- Horizontal Gene Transfer. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horizontal_gene_transfer
- Horizontal Gene Transfer. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83185