Lateral gene transfer between prokaryotes and multicellular eukaryotes: ongoing and significant?
<p>Abstract</p> <p>The expansion of genome sequencing projects has produced accumulating evidence for lateral transfer of genes between prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. However, it remains controversial whether these genes are of functional importance in their recipient host. Ni...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2009-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/7/20 |