A complex and punctate distribution of three eukaryotic genes derived by lateral gene transfer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Lateral gene transfer is increasingly invoked to explain phylogenetic results that conflict with our understanding of organismal relationships. In eukaryotes, the most common observation interpreted in this way is the appearance of a...

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Main Authors: Durnford Dion G, Harper James T, Watkins Russell F, Rogers Matthew B, Gray Michael W, Keeling Patrick J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-06-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/7/89