Abiotic Gene Transfer: Rare or Rampant?
Phylogenetic studies reveal that horizontal gene transfer (HGT) plays a prominent role in evolution and genetic variability of life. Five biotic mechanisms of HGT among prokaryotic organisms have been extensively characterized: conjugation, competence, transduction, gene transfer agent particles, an...
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Springer US
2016
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/105121 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9016-5962 |