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Descriptor English: Gene Transfer, Horizontal
Descriptor Spanish: Transferencia de Gen Horizontal
Descriptor transferencia génica horizontal
Entry term(s) recombinación interespecies
transferencia génica lateral
Scope note: Transmisión natural de información genética entre organismos, emparentados o sin parentesco, que sortea la transmisión de padres a hijos. Puede darse mediante procesos naturales como la CONJUGACIÓN GENÉTICA, la TRANSDUCCIÓN GENÉTICA y la TRANSFECCIÓN. Puede dar lugar a un cambio de la composición genética del organismo receptor (TRANSFORMACIÓN GENÉTICA).
Descriptor Portuguese: Transferência Genética Horizontal
Descriptor French: Transfert horizontal de gène
Entry term(s): Gene Transfer, Lateral
Gene Transfers, Lateral
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Interspecies Recombination
Interspecific Recombination
Lateral Gene Transfer
Lateral Gene Transfers
Recombination, Interspecies
Recombination, Interspecific
Tree number(s): G05.728.390
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D022761
Scope note: 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).
Annotation: note category: do not confuse with GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
ES ethics
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Public MeSH Note: 2001
History Note: 2001
DeCS ID: 35423
Unique ID: D022761
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Date Established: 2001/01/01
Date of Entry: 2000/07/06
Revision Date: 2016/06/17
Gene Transfer, Horizontal - Preferred
Concept UI M0359064
Scope note 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).
Preferred term Gene Transfer, Horizontal
Entry term(s) Gene Transfer, Lateral
Gene Transfers, Lateral
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Lateral Gene Transfer
Lateral Gene Transfers
Recombination, Interspecies - Narrower
Concept UI M0438914
Scope note Recombination occurring between genes from different species.
Preferred term Recombination, Interspecies
Entry term(s) Interspecies Recombination
Interspecific Recombination
Recombination, Interspecific



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