Horizontal gene transfer
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Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) or lateral gene transfer (LGT)[1][2][3] is the movement of genetic material between unicellular and/or multicellular organisms other than by the ("vertical") transmission of DNA from parent to offspring (reproduction).[4]
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References
- ↑ Ochman, H., Lawrence, J. G., & Groisman, E. A. (May 2000). "Lateral gene transfer and the nature of bacterial innovation". Nature 405 (6784): 299–304. Bibcode 2000Natur.405..299O. PMID 10830951.
- ↑ Dunning Hotopp, J. C. (April 2011). "Horizontal gene transfer between bacteria and animals". Trends in Genetics 27 (4): 157–163. PMC 3068243. PMID 21334091. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3068243.
- ↑ Robinson, K. M., Sieber, K. B., & Dunning Hotopp, J. C. (October 2013). "A review of bacteria-animal lateral gene transfer may inform our understanding of diseases like cancer". PLoS Genet 9 (10): e1003877. PMC 3798261. PMID 24146634. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=3798261.
- ↑ Keeling, Patrick J.; & Palmer, Jeffrey D. (2008). "Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotic evolution". Nature Reviews Genetics 9 (8): 605–618. PMID 18591983.
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