How to pronounce“horizontal gene transfer”in English

Horizontal gene transfer is pretty common between single celled organisms like bacteria, which pass around genes for things like antibiotic resistance; stuff that keeps the whole population healthy.

horizontal Gene transfer is between closely related organisms not necessarily the same species but often the same genus there are other ways of

horizontal Gene transfer that bacteria engage in that allow them to quickly take in large blocks of genes that can transform their phenotypes in dramatic

So horizontal gene transfer is easy peasy lemon squeezy for prokaryotes.

But because horizontal gene transfer increases the genetic diversity of the population, it becomes more resilient overall, as individuals have different

capable of horizontal gene transfer.

they can do horizontal gene transfer.