Genetics of gene transfer between species.
Bacteria transfer genetic information to members of at least three of the five biological kingdoms. Gene transfer between species may play the same role as sex between members of a single species, providing genetic diversity and material for repair of genomic damage.
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Laboratory of Microbial Structure and Function, NIAID, NIH, Rocky Mountain Laboratories, Hamilton, MT 59840.
D000818:Animals; D001419:Bacteria / Q000235:genetics; D005075:Biological Evolution; D003227:Conjugation, Genetic; D005658:Fungi / Q000235:genetics; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics; D010957:Plasmids; D014162:Transfection