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Why Genes Evolve Faster on Secondary Chromosomes in Bacteria

In bacterial genomes composed of more than one chromosome, one replicon is typically larger, harbors more essential genes than the others, and is considered primary. The greater variability of secondary chromosomes among related taxa has led to the theory that they serve as an accessory genome for s...

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Autores principales: Cooper, Vaughn S., Vohr, Samuel H., Wrocklage, Sarah C., Hatcher, Philip J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2848543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20369015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000732