Modelling prokaryote gene content

The patchy distribution of genes across the prokaryotes may be caused by multiple gene losses or lateral transfer. Probabilistic models of gene gain and loss are needed to distinguish between these possibilities. Existing models allow only single genes to be gained and lost, despite the empirical ev...

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Main Authors: Edward Susko, Andrew J. Roger, Matthew Spencer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2006-01-01
Series:Evolutionary Bioinformatics
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Online Access:http://la-press.com/article.php?article_id=144