Genes for cooperation are not more likely to be carried by plasmids
Cooperation is prevalent across bacteria, but risks being exploited by non-cooperative cheats. Horizontal gene transfer, particularly via plasmids, has been suggested as a mechanism to stabilize cooperation. A key prediction of this hypothesis is that genes which are more likely to be transferred, s...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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Royal Society
2024
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