Source: cirosantilli/transformation-genetics
= Transformation
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https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Horizontal_gene_transfer&oldid=1078227723[Current Wikipedia] seems to say that this refers specifically to cells taking up DNA from other dead cells as in the <Avery-MacLeod-McCarty experiment>, excluding other types of <horizontal gene transfer> like <bacterial conjugation>
The term is sometimes just used a synonym for <horizontal gene transfer> in general it seems however.