Widespread of horizontal gene transfer in the human genome

Widespread of horizontal gene transfer in the human genome

Abstract Background A fundamental concept in biology is that heritable material is passed from parents to offspring, a process called vertical gene transfer. An alternative mechanism of gene acquisition is through horizontal gene transfer (HGT), which involves movement of genetic materials between d...

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Main Authors: Wenze Huang, Lillian Tsai, Yulong Li, Nan Hua, Chen Sun, Chaochun Wei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-04-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Horizontal Gene Transfer
Horizontal Gene Transfer Event
Great Conservation
Length Coverage
Candidate Horizontal Gene Transfer
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-017-3649-y

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