In mice, there is an additional option for genetic transfer that is not available in other animals.
To facilitate genetic transfer between isolated individuals, barnacles have extraordinarily long penises.
Amongst single-celled organisms it may be the dominant form of genetic transfer.
You remember Lummy's example of genetic transfer from Rhizobium to make an improved wheat.
A. WADA is investigating into genetic transfer, which is needed.
Until 2002 such a genetic transfer was not reported for wild S. aureus strains.
Conjugation has advantages over other forms of genetic transfer.
Take the example of genetic transfer.
This applies in particular to genetic transfer, which simply cannot be prevented in the open air, and to the question of liability.
The genetic transfer had already been accomplished in experi- ments with fruit flies at Iowa State.