Ancient gene transfer from algae to animals: Mechanisms and evolutionary significance
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is traditionally considered to be rare in multicellular eukaryotes such as animals. Recently, many genes of miscellaneous algal origins were discovered in choanoflagellates. Considering that choanoflage...
Main Authors: | Ni Ting, Yue Jipei, Sun Guiling, Zou Yong, Wen Jianfan, Huang Jinling |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-06-01
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Series: | BMC Evolutionary Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/12/83 |
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