Preferred Term:
genetic transformation
Definition:
Change brought about to an organisms genetic composition by unidirectional transfer (transfection, transduction, conjugation, etc.) and incorporation of foreign DNA into prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells by recombination of part or all of that DNA into the cell's genome.
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https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/42644
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