vertical transfer

collocation in English

meaningsofverticalandtransfer

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vertical
adjective
uk
/ˈvɜː.tɪ.kəl/us
/ˈvɝː.t̬ə.kəl/
standing or pointing straight up or at an angle of 90° to a horizontal surface ...
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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 ofverticalandtransferfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofvertical transfer

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These mice were unable to fully protect their offspring from averticaltransferfor at least 3 pregnancies.
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Our work indicated that the horizontal andverticaltransferof host sequences might occur in schistosomes.
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Chronologically, it simulates the loading of the workpiece on the trolleys, the transfer of the trolleys to the welding posts, and theverticaltransferof the workpiece in the wheels.
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While such complex dynamics may, on the one hand, reduce transmission, they may, on the other, promoteverticaltransferamong hosts by translocating eggs among different microhabitats.
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Where gene transfer between compatible species (verticaltransfer) is feasible, consent conditions (including isolation distances) can be imposed to minimise undesirable effects.
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I know all the anxieties which are felt about what is known as the "verticaltransfer" of teachers.
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I know that many teachers are afraid that the improvement in staffing standards in primary schools which everybody wants will be prevented if we have thisverticaltransfer.
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Most thinking in genetics has focused onverticaltransfer, but there is a growing awareness that horizontal gene transfer is a significant phenomenon.
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Verticaltransferoccurs when technologies are moved from applied research centers to research and development departments.
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In bacterial genomes, genetic information is primarily passed throughverticaltransfer, or commonly known as reproduction.
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Verticaltransferis the most common occurrence, between parent and offspring, and is much-studied and well-understood.
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