High rates of lateral gene transfer are not due to false diagnosis of gene absence

Gene

Volumn 421, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 27-31

  Hao, Weilong ^a   Golding, G Brian ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gene gain; Genome evolution; Lateral gene transfer; Truncated gene

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GENE DELETION; GENE INSERTION; GENE LOSS; GENE TRANSFER; GENOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACILLUS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE DELETION; GENE TRANSFER, HORIZONTAL; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; LIKELIHOOD FUNCTIONS; SEQUENCE DELETION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 48349123911     PISSN: 03781119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2008.06.015     Document Type: Article

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