What does horizontal gene transfer and bacterial conjugation have in common?

gene transfer in eukaryotesGene transfer in eukaryotes may come in the form of mitosis or meiosis. However, horizontal gene transfer, to my knowledge, does not occur in euks. Horizontal gene transfer...

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Vertical gene transfer uses reproduction as a means of gene transfer through generations, whereas horizontal gene transfer uses non-reproductive methods of gene transfer.

A small piece of bacterial DNA used for gene transfer is called vector DNA