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Inevitability of the emergence and persistence of genetic parasites caused by evolutionary instability of parasite-free states
ABSTRACT: Genetic parasites, including viruses and mobile genetic elements, are ubiquitous among cellular life forms, and moreover, are the most abundant biological entities on earth that harbor the bulk of the genetic diversity. Here we examine simple thought experiments to demonstrate that both th...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2017
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5715634/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29202832 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13062-017-0202-5 |