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Horizontal gene transfer in eukaryotes: The weak-link model

The significance of horizontal gene transfer (HGT) in eukaryotic evolution remains controversial. Although many eukaryotic genes are of bacterial origin, they are often interpreted as being derived from mitochondria or plastids. Because of their fixed gene pool and gene loss, however, mitochondria a...

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Autor principal: Huang, Jinling
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BlackWell Publishing Ltd 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4033532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24037739
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bies.201300007