The fundamental units, processes and patterns of evolution, and the Tree of Life conundrum

BACKGROUND: The elucidation of the dominant role of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in the evolution of prokaryotes led to a severe crisis of the Tree of Life (TOL) concept and intense debates on this subject. CONCEPT: Prompted by the crisis of the TOL, we attempt to define the primary units and the...

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Autores principales: Koonin, Eugene V, Wolf, Yuri I
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
Materias:
Opinion
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2761301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19788730
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6150-4-33

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2761301/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19788730
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6150-4-33

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