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Horizontally transferred genes cluster spatially and metabolically

BACKGROUND: Genomic uptake of DNA by prokaryotes often encompasses more than a single gene. In many cases, several horizontally transferred genes may be acquired together. Accordingly, we expect that horizontally transferred genes cluster spatially in the genome more often than expected if transfers...

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Autores principales: Dilthey, Alexander, Lercher, Martin J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4687082/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26690249
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13062-015-0102-5