This glossary contains a number of definitions from the following publication:
J. M. Cock; Tessmar-Raible, K.; Boyen, C.; Viard, F. (Eds.), Introduction to Marine Genomics, vol. 1, 1st ed., Advances in Marine Genomics Vol. (Springer, 2010). Available from: http://www.springer.com/life+
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Horizontal (or lateral) gene transfer |
A process in which genes from one organism are integrated into the genome of a second organism (which may be very distantly related to the first) and subsequently inherited with the rest of the genetic material of the cell. |