Gene Transfer Technique

Medical Condition:
Gene Transfer Technique

The introduction of functional (usually cloned) genes into cells and organisms. A variety of techniques can be used for gene transfer: (1) cell hybridization; (2) microcell-mediated gene transfer; (3) chromosome-mediated gene transfer; (4) DNA-mediated gene transfer. Gene transfer results in genetically transformed cells and individuals and is a step in recombinant DNA technology when cloned genes are being used for transfer. (Rieger, et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed)