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Genome expansion in early eukaryotes drove the transition from lateral gene transfer to meiotic sex
Prokaryotes acquire genes from the environment via lateral gene transfer (LGT). Recombination of environmental DNA can prevent the accumulation of deleterious mutations, but LGT was abandoned by the first eukaryotes in favour of sexual reproduction. Here we develop a theoretical model of a haploid p...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications, Ltd
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7524546/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32990598 http://dx.doi.org/10.7554/eLife.58873 |