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Pathogen-origin horizontally transferred genes contribute to the evolution of Lepidopteran insects

BACKGROUND: Horizontal gene transfer (HGT), a source of genetic variation, is generally considered to facilitate hosts' adaptability to environments. However, convincing evidence supporting the significant contribution of the transferred genes to the evolution of metazoan recipients is rare. RE...

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Autores principales: Li, Zi-Wen, Shen, Yi-Hong, Xiang, Zhong-Huai, Zhang, Ze
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3252269/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22151541
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-11-356