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horizontal gene transfer

vr.tr.horizontal-gene-transfer · ACT.PRC

Let an agent explain horizontal gene transfer and its mechanisms and evidence, describe its significance for evolution, antibiotic resistance and biotechnology, and support learning in genetics and microbiology.

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Purpose and description

Let an agent explain horizontal gene transfer and its mechanisms and evidence, describe its significance for evolution, antibiotic resistance and biotechnology, and support learning in genetics and microbiology.

The movement of genetic material between organisms other than by descent from parent to offspring, occurring in bacteria and archaea through transformation by uptake of DNA, conjugation through cell contact and transduction by viruses, and in eukaryotes through introgression, viral integration and other routes; horizontal gene transfer spreads antibiotic resistance and other traits, complicates the tree of life, and is used in genetic engineering.

What it is for: Gene movement between organisms other than by descent.

It can be explain mechanisms; describe significance; describe biotechnology use; support learning.

Distinguishing features

Non-vertical

Multiple mechanisms

Common in prokaryotes

Evolutionary impact

What it looks like

Not physical; a genetic process.

How it is recognised

Genes moving between organisms not parent to offspring

Transformation, conjugation, transduction, introgression

Vertical transfer is inheritance; mutation changes existing genes

Related models

is a kind of - category

genetic transfer

is a kind of - category

cellular process or phenomenon

is related to - spread of resistance in pathogens

pathogen

is related to - gene transfer in biotechnology

cloning

In practice

Families and kinds

transformation

conjugation

transduction

introgression and hybridisation in eukaryotes

engineered gene transfer

Standards and regulation

Biosafety rules for genetic engineering

Antimicrobial resistance surveillance

Regulation of genetically modified organisms

Failure modes and hazards

Spread of antibiotic resistance

Overstating transfer in eukaryotes

Confusing mechanisms

Also called

genome invasionintrogressionunidirectional conjugationDNA mediated transformation

Where this came from

wikidata · CC0 1.0

Source repository Registry entry point

Drafted structure

Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.

Understand What horizontal gene transfer is.

Genetics.

Concept

Concept and mechanisms.

Concept

Concept.

  1. What is horizontal gene transfer, and how do transformation, conjugation and transduction work? definition
  2. Which mechanism or organism group is meant? boundary

Eukaryotes

In eukaryotes.

Eukaryotes

Eukaryotes.

  1. How does gene transfer occur in eukaryotes through introgression and other routes, and how common is it? provenance
  2. Which findings are contested? boundary
Significance Significance.

Science.

Evolution

Evolution.

Evolution

Evolution.

  1. How does horizontal gene transfer affect evolution and the concept of the tree of life? provenance
  2. Which entry fits phylogenetics? action

Resistance

Antibiotic resistance.

Resistance

Resistance.

  1. How does gene transfer spread antibiotic resistance, and how is it monitored? provenance
  2. Which entry fits antimicrobial resistance? action
Apply Detection and biotechnology.

Practice.

Detect

Detecting transfer.

Detect

Detection.

  1. How is horizontal gene transfer detected in genomes? provenance
  2. Which entry fits genomics? action

Biotech

Biotechnology.

Biotech

Biotechnology.

  1. How is gene transfer harnessed in genetic engineering, and how is it regulated? provenance
  2. Which entry fits genetic engineering? action
Learn History and teaching.

Education.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How was horizontal gene transfer discovered, from Griffith and Avery to modern genomics? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance

Teach

Teaching.

Teach

Teaching.

  1. How can horizontal gene transfer be taught? action
  2. Which misconceptions arise? provenance

What the second pass must settle

  • Should each mechanism be a separate entry?
  • How should resistance surveillance be linked?
  • How should research literature be linked?
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