Gene transfer

The transfer of genes from one organism to another is called gene transfer . A distinction is made between:

• Passing on of genetic material from an individual to an offspring: vertical gene transfer (VGT).
• Transfer from one organism to another already existing: lateral or horizontal gene transfer (LGT or HGT)
• Transfer of genetic material from an endosymbiont ( chloroplast , mitochondrion, etc.) to the nucleus of the eukaryotic cell ( host cell ) containing it up to total loss: endosymbiotic gene transfer (EGT) - see also chloroplast §Endosymbiotic gene transfer
• Acquisition of genetic material from a dead organism, see Anachronistic Evolution

This is a disambiguation page for differentiating between several terms identified with the same word.