Vertical gene transfer

With vertical gene transfer (VGT) is defined as the transmission or transfer of a gene or genetic material from an individual to a progeny, so passing along the (vertical) line of descent ( inheritance ). This is the case with classical crossbreeding or between closely related wild plants, when two plants cross sexually and the recombined genes are passed on to the following generations. Vertical gene transfer is a form of vertical transmission .

See also

• Horizontal gene transfer
• Anachronistic evolution (gene transfer from old genetic material)

literature

• James E. Darnell , Harvey Lodish, David Baltimore : Molecular Cell Biology . de Gruyter, Berlin a. a. 1993, ISBN 3-11-011934-X (4th edition. Harvey Lodish: Molecular Cell Biology. Spectrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg et al. 2001, ISBN 3-8274-1077-0 ).
• Benjamin Lewin: Molecular Biology of Genes . Spectrum Academic Publishing House, Heidelberg u. a. 1998, ISBN 3-8274-0234-4 .
• William S. Klug, Michael R. Cummings, Charlotte A. Spencer: Genetics . 8th, updated edition 2007, ISBN 978-3-8273-7247-5 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Sohan Jheeta: Horizontal Gene Transfer and Its Part in the reorganization of Genetics during the LUCA Epoch , in: Life (Basel). 2013 Dec; 3 (4): 518-523. PMC 4187132 (free full text), PMID 25369883 , doi: 10.3390 / life3040518