lateral gene transfer

collocation in English

meaningsoflateral,geneandtransfer

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lateral
adjective
uk
/ˈlæt.ər.əl/us
/ˈlæt̬.ɚ.əl/
biology,medicalformalorspecialized
relating to the sides of an object or plant or to ...
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gene
noun[C]
uk
/dʒiːn/us
/dʒiːn/
a part of the DNA in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from ...
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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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Either the purple bacteria have acquired the photosynthesis genes recently bylateralgenetransfer or selective pressure forced various species to retain these organizational patterns.
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Lateralgenetransfer as we know it today presupposes significant similarities in the genomes of the microbes involved.
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Lateralgenetransfer involves the transfer of genetic material from one organism to another without replication or reproduction.
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Lateralgenetransfer is known to have played a significant role in the evolution of microbes.
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Widespread distribution of archaeal reverse gyrase in thermophilic bacteria suggests a complex history of vertical inheritance andlateralgenetransfers.
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Lateralgenetransfer contrasts with vertical ('normal') transfer, which is what happens when genes are transferred from parent to offspring.
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Therefore, the enzyme must have been distributed among bacteria throughlateralgenetransfer.
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Another hypothetical objection that might be raised against the possibility of novel forms of life, descended from an alternative origin of life, has to do withlateralgenetransfer.
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If explanations of such phenomena from the perspective oflateralgenetransfer can be discounted, then such phenomena may support retention of ancient eukaryote nuclear lineage genes.
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Both gene duplication andlateralgenetransfer have the capacity to bring about relatively large changes that are saltational.
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This uncertainty was due to the lack of distinctive structures in most bacteria, as well aslateralgenetransfer between unrelated species.
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By comparing large numbers of genes or entire genomes among many species, the genes acquired throughlateralgenetransfer become more evident.
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Due tolateralgenetransfer, some closely related bacteria can have very different morphologies and metabolisms.
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This is most true of genetic material that is subject tolateralgenetransfer and recombination, where different haplotype blocks can have different histories.
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Lateralgenetransfer is greatly facilitated in biofilms and leads to a more stable biofilm structure.
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This is because oflateralgenetransfer, convergence, and varying rates of evolution for different genes.
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Insertions caused by horizontal orlateralgenetransfer and gene duplication tend to involve transfer of large amounts of genetic material.
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The natural movement of genes across species, often called horizontal gene transfer orlateralgenetransfer, can also occur with rice through gene transfer mediated by natural vectors.
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