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The first draft genomes of the ant Formica exsecta, and its Wolbachia endosymbiont reveal extensive gene transfer from endosymbiont to host

BACKGROUND: Adapting to changes in the environment is the foundation of species survival, and is usually thought to be a gradual process. However, transposable elements (TEs), epigenetic modifications, and/or genetic material acquired from other organisms by means of horizontal gene transfer (HGTs),...

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Autores principales: Dhaygude, Kishor, Nair, Abhilash, Johansson, Helena, Wurm, Yannick, Sundström, Liselotte
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6469114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30991952
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-019-5665-6