Horizontal gene transfer and the evolution of secondary metabolite gene clusters in fungi: An hypothesis

Fungal Genetics and Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 167-171

  Walton, Jonathan D ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHROMATIN; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CLUSTER; GENE TRANSFER; GENETIC STABILITY; METABOLITE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; NATURAL SELECTION; NOTE; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATOR GENE; TOXIN SYNTHESIS;

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EID: 0033762670     PISSN: 10871845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/fgbi.2000.1224     Document Type: Editorial

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