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Systematic overestimation of gene gain through false diagnosis of gene absence

The usual BLAST-based methods for assessing gene presence and absence lead to systematic overestimation of within-species gene gain by lateral transfer.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Zhaxybayeva, Olga, Nesbø, Camilla L, Doolittle, W Ford
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2007
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1852405/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17328791
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/gb-2007-8-2-402
Descripción
Sumario:The usual BLAST-based methods for assessing gene presence and absence lead to systematic overestimation of within-species gene gain by lateral transfer.