The Vein Patterning 1 (VEP1) gene family laterally spread through an ecological network.

Lateral gene transfer (LGT) is a major evolutionary mechanism in prokaryotes. Knowledge about LGT--particularly, multicellular--eukaryotes has only recently started to accumulate. A widespread assumption sees the gene as the unit of LGT, largely because little is yet known about how LGT chances are...

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Main Authors: Rosa Tarrío, Francisco J Ayala, Francisco Rodríguez-Trelles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3144213?pdf=render