Biology GCSE
Horizontal gene transfer
What Horizontal gene transfer means in Biology GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Horizontal gene transfer
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The way resistance can spread between bacteria, passing resistance genes to other strains or species.
Topics that use Horizontal gene transfer
- Antibiotics and painkillers (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Antibiotic resistance
- Antibiotics
- antibiotics versus antivirals
- Binary fission
- Medicine specificity
- MRSA
- Reduction in mortality from infection
- Selective action on bacterial cells
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