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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The transfer of genetic material from one organism to another by a process other than reproduction, as in the conjugation of bacteria.
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- noun genetics The transfer of
genetic material from oneorganism to another one that is not itsoffspring ; especially common amongbacteria .
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