Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gene transfer

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.20 in modern English

Syllables
gene -trans-fer
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

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What does gene transfer mean?
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.

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