Assessment of assumptions underlying models of prokaryotic pangenome evolution
Abstract Background The genomes of bacteria and archaea evolve by extensive loss and gain of genes which, for any group of related prokaryotic genomes, result in the formation of a pangenome with the universal, asymmetrical U-shaped distribution of gene commonality. However, the evolutionary factors...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Biology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-00960-2 |