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gene transfer

gene transfer noun: transfer of genes between organisms, either horizontally between organisms in a manner other than reproduction, or vertically from the parental generation to offspring via sexual or asexual reproduction.

Noun

gene transfer (countable and uncountable, plural gene transfers)

  1. Transfer of genes between organisms, either horizontally between organisms in a manner other than reproduction, or vertically from the parental generation to offspring via sexual or asexual reproduction.

gene transfer meaning in Tamil

gene transfer in Tamil

மரபணு மாற்றுதல்

Forms of gene transfer

pluralgene transfers

Questions about gene transfer

What does gene transfer mean?
Gene transfer means transfer of genes between organisms, either horizontally between organisms in a manner other than reproduction, or vertically from the parental generation to offspring via sexual or asexual reproduction.
What is gene transfer in Tamil?
Gene transfer in Tamil is மரபணு மாற்றுதல். See Gene transfer meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is gene transfer?
Gene transfer is a noun.
What is the plural of gene transfer?
The plural of gene transfer is gene transfers.

Words near gene transfer in the dictionary

  1. gene splicings
  2. gene therapies
  3. gene therapy
  4. gene transcription
  5. gene transcriptions
  6. gene transfer
  7. gene transfers
  8. gene trap
  9. gene traps
  10. gene-altered
  11. gene-engineered

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