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unidirectional conjugation

Term Information

Accession
GO:0009291
Name
unidirectional conjugation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
bacterial conjugation
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process of unidirectional (polarized) transfer of genetic information involving direct cellular contact between a donor and recipient cell; the contact is followed by the formation of a cellular bridge that physically connects the cells. Some or all of the chromosome(s) of the donor cell is transferred into the recipient cell. Source: Wikipedia:Bacterial_conjugation
Comment
Unidirectional conjugation is not a type of not sexual reproduction, since no exchange of gamete occurs and no generation of a new organism: instead an existing organism is transformed.
History
See term history for GO:0009291 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_pir
Feedback
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Parents of unidirectional conjugation (GO:0009291)
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unidirectional conjugation [is_a relation] is_a  horizontal gene transfer (GO:0009292)
Children of unidirectional conjugation (GO:0009291)
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pheromone-induced unidirectional conjugation (GO:0000762) [is_a relation] is_a  unidirectional conjugation