Bacterial contribution to genesis of the novel germ line determinant oskar
New cellular functions and developmental processes can evolve by modifying existing genes or creating novel genes. Novel genes can arise not only via duplication or mutation but also by acquiring foreign DNA, also called horizontal gene transfer (HGT). Here we show that HGT likely contributed to the...
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Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2020-02-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/45539 |