Detection of horizontal transfer of individual genes by anomalous oligomer frequencies

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Understanding the history of life requires that we understand the transfer of genetic material across phylogenetic boundaries. Detecting genes that were acquired by means other than vertical descent is a basic step in that process. D...

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Main Authors: Elhai Jeff, Liu Hailan, Taton Arnaud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/245