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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
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Fields of Study > genetics > molecular genetics > genetic recombination > genetic transformation
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.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
genetic recombination
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URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/42644
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