The abortive transformation is a transformation of cells, which are unstable. A few generations after transformation the cells revert to normal. This process has been visualized in species such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, where abortive transformants become formed during homologous recombination.
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- Mahy, Brian W. J. (2001). A Dictionary of Virology (3rd ed.). San Diego, CA : Academic Press. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-12-465327-6.
- Yap, WY; Schiestl, RH (November 1995). "Nature of abortive transformation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae". Current Genetics. 28 (6): 517–20. doi:10.1007/BF00518163. PMID 8593681. S2CID 20521224.
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