Lateral gene transfers have polished animal genomes: lessons from Nematodes

It is now accepted that lateral gene transfers (LGT), have significantly contributed to the composition of bacterial genomes. The amplitude of the phenomenon is considered so high in prokaryotes that it challenges the traditional view of a binary hierarchical tree of life to correctly represent the...

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Main Authors: Etienne G.J. Danchin, Marie-Noëlle eRosso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2012-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2012.00027/full