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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Hou Q
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4013104 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mobile genetic elements 20140101 1
Horizontal gene transfer plays an essential role in evolution and ecological adaptation, yet this phenomenon has remained controversial, particularly where it occurs between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. There are a handful of reported examples of horizontal gene transfer occurring between prokaryotes and eukaryotes in the literature, with most of these documented cases pertaining to invertebrates and endosymbionts. However, the vast majority of these horizontally transferred genes were either eve ...[more]