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The advantages and disadvantages of horizontal gene transfer and the emergence of the first species
BACKGROUND: Horizontal Gene Transfer (HGT) is beneficial to a cell if the acquired gene confers a useful function, but is detrimental if the gene has no function, if it is incompatible with existing genes, or if it is a selfishly replicating mobile element. If the balance of these effects is benefic...
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BioMed Central
2011
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3043529/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21199581 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1745-6150-6-1 |