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HORIZONTAL GENE TRANSFER [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-02-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- homologous recombination
1, record 1, English, homologous%20recombination
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Homologous recombination is that which we are taught about in introductory biology class. It is the crossing-over process observed during meiosis, though it occurs in bacteria as well. The process involves pairing up of similar DNA sequences, with then one sequence replacing the other, or indeed for meiotic crossing over, with the generation of now two recombinant strands, one for each chromosome homolog, rather than just one. In either case, key is that it is DNA that is highly similar in terms of DNA sequence that is being either replaced or swapped. This allows for a replacement of alleles following horizontal gene transfer, or allele swapping... 2, record 1, English, - homologous%20recombination
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- recombinaison homologue
1, record 1, French, recombinaison%20homologue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Recombinaison qui s'effectue par échange de segments d'ADN entre deux séquences identiques ou proches. 2, record 1, French, - recombinaison%20homologue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La recombinaison homologue intervient notamment dans la recombinaison génétique au cours de la méiose. 2, record 1, French, - recombinaison%20homologue
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
recombinaison homologue : désignation et définition publiées au Journal officiel de la République française le 4 février 2021. 3, record 1, French, - recombinaison%20homologue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Genética
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- recombinación homóloga
1, record 1, Spanish, recombinaci%C3%B3n%20hom%C3%B3loga
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Intercambio de fragmentos de ADN entre las dos cromátidas no hermanas del mismo cromosoma durante la meiosis. 1, record 1, Spanish, - recombinaci%C3%B3n%20hom%C3%B3loga
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-01-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Genetics
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- intein
1, record 2, English, intein
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Belford and colleagues describe an elegant mutational strategy to engineer an intein with improved features to serve as a tool for protein purification. Previously, this group created a mini-intein by removing an internal domain encoding an endonuclease activity required for horizontal transfer of the intein gene. 1, record 2, English, - intein
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Génétique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- intéine
1, record 2, French, int%C3%A9ine
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'épissage protéique se définit comme un évènement post-traductionnel qui conduit à la maturation d'une protéine précurseur, inactive en plusieurs protéines fonctionnelles. Durant cette maturation un ou plusieurs polypeptides (intéines) sont excisés du précurseur et les régions flanquantes (extéines) sont reléguées par une liaison peptidique. 1, record 2, French, - int%C3%A9ine
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2003-05-08
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Molecular Biology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- horizontal transfer of genes
1, record 3, English, horizontal%20transfer%20of%20genes
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- horizontal transmission of genes 2, record 3, English, horizontal%20transmission%20of%20genes
correct
- horizontal gene transfer 1, record 3, English, horizontal%20gene%20transfer
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Transfer may occur to pollinators and other insects feeding on the plant, and via the insects, the genes may be transferred to unrelated species of higher plants. Transfer may also occur to gut bacteria or cells of small mammals feeding on the plants. These transfers may reactivate dormant viruses or create new viruses in all the species concerned ... 3, record 3, English, - horizontal%20transfer%20of%20genes
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie moléculaire
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- transmission horizontale de gènes
1, record 3, French, transmission%20horizontale%20de%20g%C3%A8nes
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Captation, par des bactéries ou des virus, de portions d'ADN de cellules animales en cours de décomposition. 1, record 3, French, - transmission%20horizontale%20de%20g%C3%A8nes
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Lors de la conjugaison bactérienne des gènes animaux peuvent ainsi se transmettre soit par l'entremise de l'ADN circulaire bactérien, soit par des plasmides. 1, record 3, French, - transmission%20horizontale%20de%20g%C3%A8nes
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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