Evolutionary origins of genomic repertoires in bacteria.
Explaining the diversity of gene repertoires has been a major problem in modern evolutionary biology. In eukaryotes, this diversity is believed to result mainly from gene duplication and loss, but in prokaryotes, lateral gene transfer (LGT) can also contribute substantially to genome contents. To de...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2005-05-01
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| Series: | PLoS Biology |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.0030130 |