Prediction of Horizontally and Widely Transferred Genes in Prokaryotes
Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) is the process whereby an organism acquires exogenous genes (horizontally transferred genes or HT genes) that are not inherited from the parent, but are derived from another organism. In prokaryotes, HGT has been considered as one of the important driving forces of evo...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Evolutionary Bioinformatics |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1176934318810785 |