genetic transduction
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-002826
Transfer of bacterial DNA by phages from an infected bacterium to another bacterium. This also refers to the transfer of genes into eukaryotic cells by viruses. This naturally occurring process is routinely employed as a gene transfer technique.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-002826 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2012; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | microbial genetics; genetic transformation; gene transfer |
| Translations | Spanish: transducción genética |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-AGR-002826",
"term": "genetic transduction",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "Transfer of bacterial DNA by phages from an infected bacterium to another bacterium. This also refers to the transfer of genes into eukaryotic cells by viruses. This naturally occurring process is routinely employed as a gene transfer technique.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"microbial genetics",
"genetic transformation",
"gene transfer"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings 2012",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "transducción genética"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/genetic-transduction/"
}
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