vertical transmission
collocation in Englishmeaningsofverticalandtransmission
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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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transmission
noun
uk/trænzˈmɪʃ.ən/us/trænˈsmɪʃ.ən/
the process of broadcasting or sending out something by radio or television, on the internet, etc., or something that is broadcast or sent ...
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(Definition ofverticalandtransmissionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofvertical transmission
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Pregnancy can lead to reactivation of parasites followed byverticaltransmission.
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Non-viraemic transmission has another important implication forverticaltransmission.
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The location of these nematodes perhaps provides circumstantial evidence for the occurrence ofverticaltransmission.
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Most of our arguments concerningverticaltransmissionrequire only transgenerational transmission, and relate to the temporal distance between the learning of transmitter and receiver.
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The percentage of positive foetuses born to chronically infected mice remained low in comparison with the rate ofverticaltransmissionin pregnant acutely infected mice.
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Verticaltransmissionof the parasite may be facilitated by the relative timing of smolt migration and adult lice-infected salmon returning to the coast.
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Only the degree to which culture corresponds with genetic history, while controlling for geographic proximity, is evidence forverticaltransmission.
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As mentioned above,verticaltransmissionis common among tickborne viruses but occurs at an apparently low level.
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Observational studies have produced con-icting results regarding the effect of caesarean section onverticaltransmission.
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Finally, animal models may be used to studyverticaltransmissionof parasitic nematodes.
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Verticaltransmissionis of lower importance probably due to the many years' efforts of controlling the breeding level of the production chain.
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However, these difference were not accompanied by an increased rate ofverticaltransmission.
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Verticaltransmissionis not necessarily an overwhelmingly important part of culture.
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Moreover, even if they had, other protocultural species would also be expected to show moreverticaltransmission.
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Mixed generations of fish on the farm lead to increasedverticaltransmission.
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