horizontal transfer

collocation in English

meaningsofhorizontalandtransfer

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horizontal
adjective
uk
/ˌhɒr.ɪˈzɒn.təl/us
/ˌhɔːr.ɪˈzɑːn.t̬əl/
parallel to the ground or to the bottom or top edge ...
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transfer
noun
uk
/ˈtræns.fɜːr/us
/ˈtræns.fɝː/
the movement of something or someone from one place, position, etc. ...
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(Definition ofhorizontalandtransferfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This alteration could occur following genetichorizontaltransferand recombination.
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A high proportion arriving byhorizontaltransferis consistent with strong panspermia.
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This data indicates that a diversity of shigella clones circulated in this community resulting from both clonal spread andhorizontaltransferof genetic elements.
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Recenthorizontaltransferof mellifera subfamily mariner transposons into insect lineages representing four different orders shows that selection acts only duringhorizontaltransfer.
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Factors that affect thehorizontaltransferof transposable elements.
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Although the mechanism by whichhorizontaltransferof mobile intervening sequences between distantly related species is not well understood, a growing body of evidence suggests that it occurs frequently.
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The clustering of genes involved in secondary metabolism might constitute an intriguing example of a ' selfish cluster ' of genes depending uponhorizontaltransferfor their survival.
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Evolutionary models based on other genes have been called into question due to small sample sizes, conflicting results and the possibility ofhorizontaltransfer.
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I believe he referred tohorizontaltransferof sovereignty between member states.
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However, that does not explain the results of the experiment, which seem to show the occurrence of vertical as well ashorizontaltransfer.
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It is not ahorizontaltransferbetween the childless and those with dependants.
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Although reproduction is the most common form,horizontaltransfermay also pass genetic information.
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The innovation lies in thehorizontaltransferof vapour to the condensation zone.
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Transmission may be via vertical, horizontal, or both vertical andhorizontaltransfer.
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Horizontaltransferis more likely to happen in locations of frequent antibiotic use.
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Sequence comparisons suggest recenthorizontaltransferof many genes among diverse species including across the boundaries of phylogenetic domains.
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Independent from reproduction,horizontaltransferpasses genetic information from one organism to another.
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In contrast, many obligate symbiosis relationships have been described in the literature where transmission of the symbionts is viahorizontaltransfer.
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