Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the transfer of genetic material between distinct species, a process that plays a major role in the evolution of a genome. There is an increasing body of evidence for ...

Genetic studies have made it clear that eukaryotic horizontal gene transfer can and does happen ... and therefore provides an endless supply of new genes for evolution to tinker with. But as ...

The interplay of horizontal gene transfer and genetic recombination in bacteria While ... Both mutation and HGT are crucial in the evolution of microorganisms but there are some key differences ...

Grafting two transgenic plants triggers lateral gene transfer at the graft site but does not elicit long-distance transport of DNA into the scion or root of the graft. Initially Ralph Bock's ...

Genome evolution is the process by which a genome changes in structure over time, through mutation, horizontal gene transfer, and sexual reproduction. The study of genome evolution involves ...

HGT has been shown to be an important factor in the evolution of many organisms. Horizontal gene transfer is the primary reason for bacterial antibiotic resistance, and plays an important role in ...